Senior rehabs are mean to help meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among older individuals and the elderly is a significant concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from saw widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this carried on into their later years. As individuals age, the negative results associated with drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors take some sort of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it's rather a risky and lethal concoction. So it is very important help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of substance abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior facilities offer seniors the ability to live their mosy enjoyable years drug and alcohol free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in their lives without having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a life of substance abuse.