Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are available in both an outpatient and inpatient setting. People with hearing impairment may be at a greater risk of substance abuse problems due to their handicap. living with a serious handicap can be a source of discouragement, depression, unhappiness and apathy for both adults and adolescents who may turn to alcohol or drugs to cope with these emotions. Hearing impaired treatment services are available in Santa Rosa 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 treatment centers with full time staff to assist the hearing impaired are the best programs to consider. Some facilities only have part-time staff to interpret and assist this demographic, which this means hearing impaired clients won't benefit as much as everyone else and will miss out on important activities they should be participating in daily. There may be video presentations offered which use sign language as well, which can also be really helpful.
There are organizations and agencies that can provide hearing impaired people suffering 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).
There are 3 Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in Santa Rosa, CA
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