Substance abuse rehab facilities which cater to the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to treatment and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique challenges they face. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to participate completely in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol treatment centers which offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and solace to address the challenges to recovery.
Treatment staff at addiction rehabilitation centers for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to resolve generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific physical or mental health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in recovery. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be presented with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment therapists 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 treatment many need medical assistance not just through safe detox but to determine which medical drugs 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.
There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers offering this service in Easton, MD
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