Treatment Services for the Hearing Impaired - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Opelousas, LA.

Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are accessible in both an outpatient and inpatient basis. Individuals with a hearing impairment can be at a greater risk of addiction problems due to their impairment. Having a major handicap can be a root cause for distress, discouragement, depression, unhappiness and apathy for both adults and adolescents who could easily turn to alcohol or drugs to cope with these feelings and emotions. Hearing impaired treatment services are offered in Opelousas 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 inhibited from receiving help due to their impairment.

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs with full time staff to provide assistance for the hearing impaired are the most ideal facilities to consider. Some rehabs may only have part-time staff to interpret and assist hearing impaired clients, and this means hearing impaired clients won't receive the same treatment as everyone else and will miss out on vital activities they should be involved with every day. There could be video presentations available which use sign language as well, which is also very helpful.

There are agencies and organizations that can give hearing impaired people suffering with substance abuse issues with resources and information to discover and locate the treatment services they need. One of these is the Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA).

There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers offering this service in Opelousas, LA

• Oceans Behavioral Hospital
  337-948-8820
  1310 Heather Drive
  Opelousas, LA. 70570
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Drug Treatment Services for the Hearing Impaired
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Opelousas Mental Health Center
  337-948-0226
  220 South Market Street
  Opelousas, LA. 70570
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Drug Treatment Services for the Hearing Impaired
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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