Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Substance abuse among old individuals along with the elderly is a significant problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from experienced rampant recreational drug use, and for some this continued to their later years. As men and women age, the negative results associated with alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. There is also the fact that many seniors are on some type of medical drug for a health condition, then when these prescriptions medication is misused or combined with alcohol or any other illegal drugs, it can be an unsafe and deadly concoction. So it is very important help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to acquire help for any type of drug use issue before serious negative effects result. Senior centers offer older adults the ability to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, so they can enjoy this critical time in life while not having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.