Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among older individuals as well as the elderly is a significant problem, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The era which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational drug use, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As people age, the negative results linked to substance abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. Additionally there is the fact that many seniors are on some type of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it's really a risky and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to obtain help for any type of drug use issue before serious negative effects result. Senior centers offer seniors the opportunity to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in life while not having to deal with the stresses caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.