Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are accessible in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. People with hearing impairment may be at a greater risk of substance abuse disorders because of their handicap. Having a major handicap can be a source of distress, discouragement, depression and apathy for both adolescents and adults who may turn to alcohol or drugs to cope with these emotions. Hearing impaired services are available in Lenox to help resolve addiction for these clients, with ASL and other assistance which provides recovery and treatment information and education in writing so that patients aren't prevented from recovering due to their disability.
Drug and alcohol treatment programs that have full time staff to help the hearing impaired are the best programs to select. Some programs only employ part-time staff to interpret and assist this demographic, which this means hearing impaired clients won't receive the same treatment as everyone else and will miss out on essential activities they should be attending daily. There may be video presentations provided which use sign language as well, which is also extremely helpful.
There are agencies and organizations that provide hearing impaired individuals struggling with addiction with resources and information to find the recovery services they need. One is the Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA).
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