Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Drug abuse among older individuals and the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which they come from experienced rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As people age, the negative results associated with drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the reality that many seniors are on some kind of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or mixed with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it can be a dangerous and deadly cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any kind of drug abuse issue before serious consequences result. Senior facilities offer seniors the opportunity to live out their golden years drug and alcohol free, to allow them to enjoy this important time in their life and not have to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug and alcohol use.