Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug use among old individuals along with the elderly is a significant problem, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The era which they come from experienced widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this continued into their later years. As people age, the negative results related to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors are on some kind of prescription drug for an ailment, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it can be an unsafe and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of substance abuse issue before serious consequences result. Senior facilities offer older adults the opportunity to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, so they can enjoy this important time in life without having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug and alcohol use.