Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Substance abuse among older individuals and the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from experienced rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued to their senior years. As people age, the negative results connected with alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There is also the fact that many seniors take some form of medical drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or mixed with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it could be a dangerous and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to get help for any type of drug abuse issue before significant consequences result. Senior centers offer seniors the opportunity to live out their golden years drug and alcohol free, to allow them to enjoy this critical time in their lives while not having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a life of substance abuse.