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Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Auburn, KY.

Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which serve the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when going to rehab and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique challenges they encounter. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to contribute fully in group sessions with younger clients who are not familiar with their generational and age related specific issues. Addiction treatment centers which offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to handle the challenges to recovery.

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

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

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