Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Drug use among older individuals and the elderly is a major problem, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from experienced rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted to their later years. As men and women age, the negative results connected with substance abuse become magnified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors take some form of medical drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it could be a dangerous and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to acquire help for any type of drug use issue before serious negative effects result. Senior programs offer seniors the chance to live their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in life without having to deal with the stresses caused by a life of drug abuse.