Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Pearl Harbor, HI.

Substance abuse rehab programs which serve the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused treatment can be helpful with the initial stigma that these clients feel when entering treatment and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique challenges they face. In younger age facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to contribute fully in group activities with the younger age group who are not familiar with their age related and generational specific issues. Substance abuse treatment facilities that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to address the challenges to treatment.

Rehabilitation professionals at addiction rehab programs for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with these clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any unique mental or physical health issues or challenges this group 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 prepared to accommodate the 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 the treatment process and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

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