Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Substance abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" reach their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug use, and for some this continued into their senior years. As men and women age, the effects related to substance abuse become magnified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the reality that many seniors are on some form of medical drug for an ailment, and when these medicines are misused or mixed with alcohol or any other illegal drugs, it can be an unsafe and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug abuse issue before serious consequences result. Senior centers offer older adults the chance to live out their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their life without having to deal with the stresses caused by a life of drug abuse.