Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among old individuals along with the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The era which these individuals come from saw rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued to their later years. As men and women age, the effects linked to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to drugs and alcohol. There's also the fact that many seniors take some form of medical drug for a health condition, and when these drugs are abused or combined with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it's really a harmful and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of drug abuse issue before serious negative effects result. Senior programs offer older adults the opportunity to live out their mosy enjoyable years drug and alcohol free, for them to enjoy this important time in their life and not have to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of substance abuse.