Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among old individuals and the elderly is a major problem, particularly as "baby boomers" reach their senior years. The era which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued into their later years. As individuals age, the effects related to substance abuse become intensified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the reality that many seniors take some type of medical drug for an ailment, then when these prescriptions medication is misused or mixed with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it can be a hazardous and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide an opportunity for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any sort of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior centers offer seniors the opportunity to live out their mosy enjoyable years drug and alcohol free, for them to enjoy this critical time in their life while not having to deal with the stresses caused by a life of substance abuse.