Authors : Adelola Falase and Adebomi Oyewumi
Abstract: Substance abuse is one of the problems associated with every adolescent, the hearing impaired inclusive. The study investigated the incidence of substances abuse among the hearing impaired adolescent. The study revealed that the hearing impaired adolescent are seriously involved and have some peculiar additional vulnerability that are connected to the impairment which tend to make the prevalence of substance abuse more predominant among them. The study recommended that the hearing impaired should have full access to educational provisions on substance use and there should be an improvement in the programs and services for their range of peculiar needs.
Adelola Falase and Adebomi Oyewumi , 2008. Incidence of Substance Abuse among the Hearing Impaired Adolescents . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5: 63-69.