Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug use among old individuals and also the elderly is a significant problem, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug use, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As people age, the consequences associated with drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the fact that many seniors are on some kind of medical drug for a health condition, then when these drugs are misused or combined with alcohol or any other illegal drugs, it could be a dangerous and deadly concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to get help for any sort of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior facilities offer seniors the opportunity to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, for them to enjoy this important time in life and not have to deal with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.