Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - East Millinocket, ME.

Substance abuse rehab centers which serve the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused treatment can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when entering treatment and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the unique challenges they encounter. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to contribute completely in group activities with the younger age group who don't understand their generational and age related unique issues. Substance abuse treatment centers which provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to address the challenges to rehab.

Rehabilitation staff at substance abuse treatment facilities for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with these clients to resolve age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this group of client faces while in treatment. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be produced with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment counselors who are experienced with such 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 detoxification but to figure out which medical drugs should be continued or eliminated as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs offering this service in East Millinocket, ME

• Sweetser Affiliate
  207-746-3872
  65 Main Street
  East Millinocket, ME. 4430
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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