Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Des Arc, AR.

Addiction rehabilitation facilities which serve the unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to rehab and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique challenges they encounter. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to contribute completely in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and support to address the challenges to recovery.

Treatment staff at addiction treatment programs for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to resolve age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific mental or physical health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in rehab. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be presented with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment counselors who are prepared to accommodate such needs of older clients by the way group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of treatment many require medical assistance not just through detoxification but to figure out which medical drugs should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

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