Senior rehabs are mean to help meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among older individuals as well as the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The era which these individuals come from experienced widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this carried on to their later years. As people age, the negative results associated with drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors are on some kind of medical drug for a health condition, and when these medicines are abused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it's rather a risky and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of drug abuse issue before significant negative effects result. Senior programs offer seniors the opportunity to live their golden years alcohol and drug free, to allow them to enjoy this critical time in their life while not having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a life of substance abuse.