Addiction rehab centers which serve the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when going to rehab and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In younger age facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to engage fully in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational specific challenges. Addiction rehabilitation programs which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to handle the challenges to treatment.
Rehabilitation professionals at substance abuse rehab 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 taking into account any unique physical or mental health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in treatment. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be presented with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment professionals who are prepared to accommodate the needs of older clients by the way individual and group counseling sessions.
Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many need medical assistance not just through safe detox but to figure out which medical drugs should be eliminated or continued as part of the treatment process and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.
There are 3 Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers offering this service in Caribou, ME
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