Treatment Services for the Hearing Impaired - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Penobscot, ME.

Drug treatment services for the hearing impaired are available in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. People with hearing impairment may be at a higher risk of substance abuse problems due to their impairment. living with a major impairment can be a source of discouragement, depression and apathy for both adults and adolescents who could easily turn to alcohol or drugs to cope with these feelings. Hearing impaired services are available in Penobscot to help resolve addiction for these clients, with ASL and other assistance which offers treatment information and education in writing so that clients aren't prevented from getting better as a result of their disability.

Drug treatment programs with full time staff to assist the hearing impaired are the best facilities to consider. Some rehabs may only have part-time staff to assist and interpret 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 participating in daily. There could be video presentations provided which use sign language as well, which can also be very helpful.

There are agencies and organizations that provide hearing impaired people struggling with addiction with information and resources to find the treatment services they need. One of these is the Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA).

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