Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Substance abuse among old individuals along with the elderly is a significant concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug use, and for some this continued to their later years. As people age, the effects related to alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because seniors have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the truth that many seniors are on some form of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these drugs are abused or combined with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it can be a risky and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of drug abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior centers offer older adults the ability to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in life and not have to cope with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug abuse.