Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among old individuals as well as the elderly is a significant problem, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The time period which these individuals come from saw widespread recreational drug use, and for some this persisted into their later years. As individuals age, the effects associated with drug and alcohol abuse become magnified because older adults have a heightened sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. Additionally there is the fact that many seniors take some sort of prescription drug for an ailment, then when these medicines are abused or combined with alcohol or another recreational drugs, it could be a hazardous and lethal concoction. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to obtain help for any type of drug abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior centers offer older adults the opportunity to live their golden years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in their life and not have to deal with the stresses caused by a life of substance abuse.