Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Nuiqsut, AK.

Substance abuse rehab facilities which serve the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when going to treatment and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the specific challenges they encounter. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to engage completely in group sessions with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol treatment programs that offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and support to address the difficulties in recovery.

Rehabilitation professionals at addiction rehabilitation facilities for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with these clients to resolve generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any unique physical or mental impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be delivered with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment professionals who are prepared to accommodate the needs of older clients by the means of group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately apt to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to establish which medical drugs should be eliminated or continued as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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