Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among older individuals along with the elderly is really a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted into their senior years. As people age, the negative results linked to substance abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There's also the fact that many seniors take some sort of prescription drug for a health condition, and when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it could be an unsafe and deadly cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug use issue before serious negative effects result. Senior programs offer seniors the chance to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their lives without having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug and alcohol use.