Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Substance abuse among older individuals as well as the elderly is a major problem, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from experienced widespread recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued to their later years. As individuals age, the negative results connected with drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors are on some sort of prescription drug for a health condition, and when these prescriptions medication is abused or mixed with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it's rather an unsafe and lethal concoction. So it is very important help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any sort of drug abuse issue before serious negative effects result. Senior facilities offer seniors the opportunity to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to allow them to enjoy this important time in life and not have to cope with the stresses caused by a life of drug and alcohol use.