Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among older individuals and also the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from saw rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued to their later years. As men and women age, the consequences linked to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to these substances. There is also the reality that many seniors take some sort of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these prescriptions medication is misused or combined with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it could be an unsafe and deadly concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug abuse issue before significant consequences result. Senior centers offer seniors the ability to live their golden years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in their lives while not having to deal with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug and alcohol use.