Senior rehabs are mean to help meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug use among old individuals as well as the elderly is a major problem, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which these individuals come from experienced widespread recreational substance abuse, and for some this persisted to their later years. As individuals age, the consequences related to drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to these substances. Additionally there is the truth that many seniors are on some form of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these drugs are misused or mixed with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it could be an unsafe and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to get help for any kind of drug abuse issue before serious negative effects result. Senior facilities offer older adults the ability to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, so they can enjoy this critical time in life while not having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.