Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug use among old individuals as well as the elderly is a significant problem, especially as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As individuals age, the consequences associated with alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the fact that many seniors take some kind of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these drugs are misused or combined with alcohol or any other illegal drugs, it's really a dangerous and deadly concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to acquire help for any sort of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior programs offer older adults the opportunity to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to allow them to enjoy this important time in life and not have to deal with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug and alcohol use.