Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Drug use among old individuals along with the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The time period which they come from experienced widespread recreational drug use, and for some this persisted into their later years. As individuals age, the consequences associated with drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors take some sort of medical drug for an ailment, and when these drugs are abused or mixed with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it can be an unsafe and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to get help for any sort of drug abuse issue before serious consequences result. Senior facilities offer older adults the ability to live their golden years alcohol and drug free, for them to enjoy this important time in their life and not have to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.