Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Freeport, ME.

Addiction rehab centers which serve the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to rehab and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique challenges they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to contribute completely in group activities with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational specific issues. Substance abuse rehab centers that provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to work through the difficulties in treatment.

Treatment professionals at drug and alcohol 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 considering any unique physical or mental impairments and challenges this group of client faces while in recovery. Program materials 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 the needs of older clients by the means of 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.

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