Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly treatment clients. Drug abuse among older individuals as well as the elderly is a significant problem, particularly as "baby boomers" go into their 50s and 60s. The era which these individuals come from experienced widespread recreational substance abuse, and for some this continued to their later years. As individuals age, the effects linked to drug and alcohol abuse become intensified because seniors have a heightened sensitivity to these substances. Additionally there is the reality that many seniors are on some sort of prescription drug for an ailment, then when these drugs are misused or mixed with alcohol or other recreational drugs, it can be a harmful and deadly cocktail. So it is important to help provide a means for seniors and older adults to get help for any type of drug abuse issue before severe negative effects result. Senior centers offer seniors the opportunity to live out their mosy enjoyable years alcohol and drug free, to enable them to enjoy this critical time in life while not having to deal with the strains and stress caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.