Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among older individuals as well as the elderly is a major problem, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which they come from saw widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted into their later years. As individuals age, the negative results linked to alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the reality that many seniors take some form of medical drug for an ailment, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it could be a risky and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to obtain help for any kind of drug abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior facilities offer older adults the opportunity to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, for them to enjoy this critical time in their lives while not having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug abuse.