Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Drug use among older individuals as well as the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which these individuals come from saw widespread recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued to their later years. As individuals age, the consequences connected with substance abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. There's also the truth that many seniors take some form of prescription drug for an ailment, then when these drugs are abused or mixed with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it's really an unsafe and deadly cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any kind of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior programs offer seniors the ability to live their golden years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in life while not having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.