Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug use among old individuals and the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The era which they come from saw widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this continued to their later years. As people age, the negative results linked to substance abuse become magnified because seniors have an increased sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There is also the fact that many seniors are on some form of medical drug for a health condition, then when these prescriptions medication is abused or mixed with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it can be a harmful and deadly concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older persons to acquire help for any sort of substance abuse issue before serious negative effects result. Senior facilities offer older adults the opportunity to live their mosy enjoyable years substance free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in life while not having to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.