Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug use among older individuals and the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational drug use, and for some this continued into their later years. As men and women age, the negative results related to alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the fact that many seniors are on some sort of medical drug for a health condition, and when these medicines are abused or combined with alcohol or any other recreational drugs, it's really a harmful and deadly concoction. So it is very important help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug abuse issue before significant negative effects result. Senior programs offer seniors the ability to live their golden years substance abuse free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their lives without having to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.