Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Fort Valley, GA.

Drug and alcohol treatment programs which provide services to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when entering treatment and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific challenges they encounter. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to engage completely in group activities with younger clients who are not familiar with their generational and age related specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol rehab centers that offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to address the difficulties in treatment.

Treatment staff at substance abuse rehabilitation facilities for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with older clients to resolve generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any unique mental or physical health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in treatment. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment counselors who are experienced with the needs of older clients by the means of group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many require medical intervention not just through detoxification but to determine which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of the treatment process and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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