Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug use among old individuals and the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The era which they come from experienced widespread recreational substance abuse, and for some this persisted to their later years. As individuals age, the negative results associated with alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. Additionally there is the fact that many seniors take some kind of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it could be an unsafe and deadly cocktail. So it is very important help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to acquire help for any kind of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior programs offer seniors the opportunity to live out their golden years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their life without having to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.