Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug use among old individuals and the elderly is a major problem, especially as "baby boomers" go into their senior years. The era which they come from experienced widespread recreational drug abuse, and for some this carried on to their senior years. As people age, the negative results related to alcohol and drug abuse become intensified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There's also the fact that many seniors are on some kind of medical drug for an ailment, then when these medicines are misused or combined with alcohol or another illegal drugs, it's rather a harmful and deadly concoction. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older persons to obtain help for any type of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior programs offer older adults the ability to live out their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to allow them to enjoy this critical time in life while not having to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.