Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are available in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. Individuals with a hearing impairment may be at a higher risk of addiction problems due to their handicap. living with a significant disability can be a source of discouragement, depression and apathy for both adults and adolescents who may turn to alcohol or drugs to deal with these feelings and emotions. Hearing impaired rehab services are offered in Santa Cruz to help resolve addiction for these clients, with ASL and other assistance which offers recovery and treatment information and education in writing so that clients aren't hindered from getting better because of their disability.
Drug and alcohol treatment programs with full time staff to help the hearing impaired are the most ideal facilities to select. Some programs may only have part-time staff to assist and interpret hearing impaired clients, which this means hearing impaired clients won't benefit as much as everyone else and will miss out on important activities they should be attending every day. There may be video presentations provided which use sign language as well, which is also quite helpful.
There are agencies and organizations that provide hearing impaired individuals struggling with addiction with resources and information to find the treatment services they need. One of these is the Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA).
There are 2 Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs offering this service in Santa Cruz, CA
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