Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Substance abuse among older individuals and the elderly is a major concern, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The time period which they come from saw rampant recreational drug abuse, and for some this continued to their senior years. As individuals age, the negative results connected with alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to these substances. Additionally there is the fact that many seniors are on some sort of medical drug for an ailment, and when these drugs are misused or mixed with alcohol or other recreational drugs, it's rather a harmful and lethal concoction. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any kind of substance abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior programs offer older adults the opportunity to live out their golden years substance free, to allow them to enjoy this important time in their life and not have to cope with the strains and stress caused by a life of drug and alcohol use.