Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Drug use among older individuals and the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The era which they come from saw rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued into their later years. As people age, the effects related to substance abuse become magnified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There is also the fact that many seniors take some kind of medical drug for an ailment, and when these prescriptions medication is abused or mixed with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it's really a risky and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of substance abuse issue before serious consequences result. Senior programs offer seniors the ability to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in life while not having to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.