Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a significant problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which they come from experienced widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this carried on into their later years. As people age, the effects related to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the fact that many seniors take some sort of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these medicines are misused or mixed with alcohol or other illegal drugs, it can be a risky and deadly concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug abuse issue before significant consequences result. Senior programs offer older adults the ability to live out their mosy enjoyable years substance free, so they can enjoy this critical time in their life while not having to deal with the stresses caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.