Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are available in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. People with hearing impairment can be at a greater risk of substance abuse problems because of their disability. living with a major handicap can be a root cause for distress, discouragement, depression, unhappiness and apathy for both adults and adolescents who may turn to drugs or alcohol to deal with these emotions. Hearing impaired treatment services are offered in Pekin to help resolve addiction for these clients, with ASL and other assistance which provides recovery and treatment information and education in writing so that clients aren't inhibited from recovering because of their impairment.
Drug rehabilitation programs with full time staff to assist the hearing impaired are the most appropriate facilities to consider. Some facilities may only employ part-time staff to assist and interpret this demographic, which this means hearing impaired clients may not benefit as much as everyone else and will miss out on important activities they should be participating in daily. There could be video presentations provided which use sign language as well, which can also be really helpful.
There are organizations and agencies which provide hearing impaired individuals suffering with addiction with information and resources to find the treatment services they need. One is the Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA).
There are 3 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in Pekin, IL
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