Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among old individuals and also the elderly is really a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The era which they come from saw rampant recreational drug use, and for some this continued to their senior years. As men and women age, the negative results associated with alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There's also the reality that many seniors take some form of medical drug for a health condition, and when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it's rather a dangerous and deadly concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug abuse issue before serious consequences result. Senior programs offer older adults the opportunity to live out their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their life without having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.