Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Substance abuse among old individuals along with the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug use, and for some this continued to their senior years. As people age, the negative results linked to substance abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. There is also the reality that many seniors are on some type of prescription drug for a health condition, and when these drugs are abused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it could be a risky and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any kind of substance abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior programs offer older adults the ability to live their golden years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their lives and not have to deal with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.