Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among older individuals and also the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued to their senior years. As people age, the negative results associated with alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. There's also the truth that many seniors take some form of medical drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or mixed with alcohol and other illegal drugs, it can be a dangerous and deadly concoction. So it is very important help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to get help for any kind of substance abuse issue before significant negative effects result. Senior centers offer seniors the opportunity to live out their golden years alcohol and drug free, so they can enjoy this critical time in their life without having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug and alcohol use.