Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a significant problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The era which they come from experienced widespread recreational drug use, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As people age, the consequences connected with alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors are on some form of medical drug for an ailment, then when these medicines are abused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it can be a hazardous and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older persons to acquire help for any kind of drug use issue before significant negative effects result. Senior facilities offer older adults the ability to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in life without having to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.