Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among old individuals along with the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this continued to their senior years. As people age, the consequences associated with drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to these substances. Additionally there is the fact that many seniors are on some type of medical drug for a health condition, and when these drugs are abused or combined with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it can be a harmful and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older persons to get help for any type of drug use issue before severe negative effects result. Senior facilities offer older adults the chance to live their golden years substance free, so they can enjoy this important time in their lives and not have to deal with the stresses caused by a life of substance abuse.