Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Drug abuse among older individuals along with the elderly is a significant problem, especially as "baby boomers" reach their 50s and 60s. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued into their senior years. As people age, the consequences related to alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the reality that many seniors are on some kind of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these drugs are misused or combined with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it's rather an unsafe and deadly cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to obtain help for any sort of substance abuse issue before serious consequences result. Senior centers offer seniors the opportunity to live out their golden years drug and alcohol free, for them to enjoy this important time in their lives without having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.