Senior rehabs are mean to help meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug abuse among old individuals and also the elderly is a significant problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this carried on into their senior years. As individuals age, the consequences related to substance abuse become magnified because seniors have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the reality that many seniors are on some type of medical drug for an ailment, and when these medicines are abused or mixed with alcohol and other illegal drugs, it could be a dangerous and lethal cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older persons to get help for any sort of substance abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior programs offer seniors the opportunity to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in their lives while not having to deal with the stresses caused by a life of drug and alcohol use.