Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Substance abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The era which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational drug use, and for some this persisted to their later years. As men and women age, the effects related to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There's also the fact that many seniors are on some kind of medical drug for an ailment, then when these drugs are misused or mixed with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it can be a risky and deadly concoction. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older persons to acquire help for any sort of drug abuse issue before serious negative effects result. Senior centers offer seniors the chance to live out their golden years alcohol and drug free, to allow them to enjoy this critical time in their lives and not have to cope with the stresses caused by a life of substance abuse.