Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Substance abuse among old individuals as well as the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug use, and for some this continued to their later years. As men and women age, the negative results related to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because seniors have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the reality that many seniors are on some form of medical drug for a health condition, then when these prescriptions medication is misused or combined with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it's really an unsafe and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any kind of drug use issue before severe negative effects 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 their life while not having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a life of substance abuse.