Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Substance abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a significant concern, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which they come from experienced widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted to their later years. As people age, the negative results connected with substance abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the truth that many seniors take some sort of prescription drug for an ailment, and when these prescriptions medication is abused or combined with alcohol or other recreational drugs, it can be an unsafe and deadly cocktail. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any kind of substance abuse issue before serious negative effects result. Senior centers offer older adults the chance to live out their golden years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their life without having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug abuse.