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Drug and alcohol treatment facilities which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel they may experience when going to treatment and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the unique difficulties they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to participate completely in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational unique challenges. Substance abuse treatment programs that provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to handle the challenges to recovery.
Rehabilitation professionals at substance abuse rehabilitation programs for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this demographic of client faces while in treatment. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be presented with verbal or audio 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 alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of recovery many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to determine which prescriptions should be eliminated or continued as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.
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