Senior rehabs are mean to help meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug use among old individuals and the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational drug use, and for some this persisted into their senior years. As people age, the negative results associated with drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There is also the reality that many seniors take some kind of prescription drug for a health condition, and when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it's really a risky and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug use issue before significant consequences result. Senior centers offer older adults the opportunity to live out their golden years substance abuse free, to allow them to enjoy this critical time in their life and not have to deal with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.