Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among older individuals and also the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this continued to their senior years. As men and women age, the negative results linked to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There is also the reality that many seniors are on some kind of medical drug for a health condition, then when these prescriptions medication is misused or mixed with alcohol or any other illegal drugs, it can be a dangerous and lethal cocktail. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older persons to get help for any sort of substance abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior facilities offer seniors the chance to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in their life and not have to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug and alcohol use.