Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Substance abuse among older individuals along with the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from experienced rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this carried on into their later years. As people age, the negative results related to drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because seniors have an increased sensitivity to these substances. There is also the truth that many seniors take some form of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these drugs are abused or mixed with alcohol or any other recreational drugs, it can be a risky and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of drug abuse issue before significant consequences result. Senior programs offer older adults the ability to live their golden years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in life and not have to deal with the stresses caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.