Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among older individuals and also the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which they come from saw widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this continued to their later years. As people age, the negative results connected with substance abuse become magnified because seniors have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the reality that many seniors are on some type of prescription drug for an ailment, then when these prescriptions medication is abused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it could be a hazardous and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to obtain help for any type of drug abuse issue before significant consequences result. Senior programs offer seniors the chance to live out their golden years substance abuse free, to allow them to enjoy this critical time in their life without having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug and alcohol use.