Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Substance abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" reach their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from saw widespread recreational drug use, and for some this continued into their later years. As people age, the negative results associated with drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because seniors have an increased sensitivity to these substances. There is also the fact that many seniors are on some kind of medical drug for a health condition, and when these prescriptions medication is misused or mixed with alcohol or other recreational drugs, it can be an unsafe and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to acquire help for any type of drug abuse issue before serious negative effects result. Senior facilities offer older adults the opportunity to live their mosy enjoyable years substance abuse free, so they can enjoy this critical time in life and not have to cope with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug abuse.