Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Substance abuse among older individuals and the elderly is a significant concern, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which they come from experienced rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this carried on into their senior years. As individuals age, the negative results related to drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the fact that many seniors are on some form of medical drug for a health condition, and when these drugs are abused or combined with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it could be a dangerous and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to acquire help for any sort of drug use issue before severe consequences result. Senior centers offer seniors the ability to live their golden years substance free, to allow them to enjoy this important time in life without having to deal with the stresses caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.