Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Essex, CT.

Substance abuse treatment programs which cater to the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered recovery services can be helpful with the initial stigma that these clients feel they may experience when going to rehab and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to contribute completely in group activities with the younger age group who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation centers which provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can provide a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to address the challenges to recovery.

Treatment professionals at addiction treatment programs for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with older clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment counselors who are experienced with such needs of older clients by the way individual and group counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many need 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 sustain a long and happy life.

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