Senior rehabs are designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of older and elderly rehab clients. Drug use among older individuals as well as the elderly is a major concern, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from experienced rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this carried on to their later years. As men and women age, the effects associated with alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. There's also the reality that many seniors are on some form of prescription drug for a health condition, then when these drugs are misused or combined with alcohol and other recreational drugs, it's really an unsafe and deadly concoction. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older persons to get help for any sort of substance abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior centers offer seniors the ability to live out their golden years alcohol and drug free, for them to enjoy this critical time in their life and not have to cope with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.