Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - White Plains, MD.

Drug and alcohol rehab programs which serve the specific 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 going to treatment and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique difficulties they face. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to contribute fully in group activities with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational unique issues. Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation centers that provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and support to work through the difficulties in recovery.

Treatment staff at addiction rehab centers for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with these clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific physical or mental impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be presented with audio or verbal 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 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 treatment many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to determine which medical drugs should be eliminated or continued as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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