Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Substance abuse among older individuals as well as the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" reach their 50s and 60s. The era which they come from experienced rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this carried on to their senior years. As people age, the consequences linked to drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There is also the fact that many seniors are on some form of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these prescriptions medication is abused or combined with alcohol or other recreational drugs, it could be a risky and deadly cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to get help for any kind of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior programs offer older adults the opportunity to live out their mosy enjoyable years substance free, so they can enjoy this important time in life and not have to deal with the stresses caused by a life of substance abuse.