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Substance Abuse: A Hidden Problem within the D/deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities.
Debra Guthmann,Vicki Graham +1 more
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Factors that result in disparities in substance abuse treatment for D/deaf and hard of hearing clients including approaches, accessibility and adapted materials are reviewed.Citations
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Characteristics of Youths With Hearing Loss Admitted to Substance Abuse Treatment
TL;DR: Across all measures of co-occurring symptoms, youths with hearing loss reported greater levels of distress and were more often victims of abuse.
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E-therapy as a Means for Addressing Barriers to Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Persons who are Deaf
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed findings related to substance use disorder and treatment for this condition among persons who are deaf and highlighted the challenges and concerns regarding e-therapy for this population.
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Development and Testing of an Antitobacco School-Based Curriculum for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
TL;DR: The results indicate that the curriculum increased perceived tobacco education exposure and significantly affected tobacco-related practices, attitudes, and knowledge.
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Alcohol and other substance use among deaf and hard of hearing youth
TL;DR: Gender, age, race/ethnic, grade, school type (mainstream vs. school for the deaf), age when deafened, and aspects of self-perception were examined for their possible association with substance use.
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Combating substance misuse: competences and preparation of special education department students.
TL;DR: The results suggest that Jordanian Universities should emphasise the role of teachers in a preventive approach to SM.
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The deaf population of the United States
Jerome D. Schein,Marcus T. Delk +1 more
TL;DR: The numbers and characteristics of deaf people in the United States as of 1974 are investigated to provide demographic material which is recognized by the National Association of the Deaf as a basis for information on the deaf population.
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Effects of prior alcohol use on head injury recovery.
Francis R. Sparadeo,Daryl Gill +1 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that a head-injured individual who is admitted to the hospital with a BAL will be more difficult to manage, will have slower acute recovery, will thus cost more to treat, and may return to drinking.
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Measuring Substance Abuse among the Deaf
TL;DR: A new technology, the Interactive Video-Questionnaire, developed to interview deaf persons using questionnaires in multi-media format that are manually signed on a computer screen in American Sign Language and Signed English, as well as mouthed in Speechreading.
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Patterns of Drinking Among the Deaf
TL;DR: Heavier alcohol use among the deaf correlated significantly with reported frequency of driving after having drunk too much, age of having had the first drink, ever having been drunk, feeling guilt over drinkingToo much, and others criticizing the respondent for drinking behavior.
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Unique issues faced by deaf individuals entering substance abuse treatment and following discharge.
Debra Guthmann,Shelley A. Blozis +1 more
TL;DR: A sample of 100 individuals was drawn from the Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals, a model hospital-based inpatient treatment program to help determine which background factors might be associated with different treatment outcomes.
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