Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Substance abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a major problem, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which these individuals come from experienced widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As individuals age, the effects associated with substance abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. There's also the fact that many seniors are on some type of medical drug for an ailment, and when these drugs are abused or mixed with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it could be a risky and lethal concoction. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of substance abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior programs offer older adults the ability to live their golden years substance free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in their lives and not have to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.