Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are offered in both an outpatient and inpatient basis. Individuals with a hearing impairment can be at a higher risk of addiction disorders as a result of their impairment. Having a serious disability can be a root cause for distress, discouragement, depression, unhappiness and apathy for both adolescents and adults who may turn to alcohol or drugs to cope with these feelings. Hearing impaired rehab services are offered in Mayo 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 prevented from receiving help as a result of their impairment.
Drug rehab programs that have full time staff to help the hearing impaired are the most ideal programs to select. Some rehabs may only have part-time staff to assist and interpret hearing impaired clients, which this means hearing impaired clients won't receive the same treatment as everyone else and will miss out on vital activities they should be attending every day. There may be video presentations available which utilize sign language as well, which is also quite helpful.
There are organizations and agencies that can give hearing impaired individuals struggling with substance abuse issues with resources and information to discover and locate the rehabilitation services they need. One of these is the Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA).