Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Substance abuse among old individuals as well as the elderly is a significant problem, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which these individuals come from saw rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As people age, the effects associated with substance abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the fact that many seniors take some kind of medical drug for an ailment, then when these medicines are abused or combined with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it can be a dangerous and deadly cocktail. So it is very important help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to obtain help for any kind of drug use issue before serious consequences result. Senior programs offer older adults the chance to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to allow them to enjoy this critical time in their lives and not have to cope with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug and alcohol use.