Senior rehabs are mean to help specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among older individuals and also the elderly is a significant problem, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their 50s and 60s. The era which they come from experienced widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted to their later years. As individuals age, the negative results related to alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors are on some sort of medical drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it could be a dangerous and deadly cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to obtain help for any sort of drug use issue before serious negative effects result. Senior facilities offer older adults the ability to live out their golden years alcohol and drug free, for them to enjoy this important time in their lives without having to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug and alcohol use.