Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Roanoke Rapids, NC.

Substance abuse rehab centers which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when entering treatment and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific challenges they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to participate fully in group activities with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational specific challenges. Addiction treatment facilities which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and support to handle the difficulties in treatment.

Rehabilitation professionals at addiction treatment programs for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with these clients to resolve age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this group of client faces while in recovery. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be presented with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment therapists who are prepared to accommodate such needs of older clients by the way group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to establish which prescriptions 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.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs offering this service in Roanoke Rapids, NC

• Edwards Assessments and Counseling Inc
  252-535-1070
  321 Highway 125
  Roanoke Rapids, NC. 27870
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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