Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Burlington, NJ.

Substance abuse rehabilitation centers which cater to the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when going to treatment and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the unique difficulties they encounter. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to engage fully in group activities with the younger age group who don't understand their generational and age related unique issues. Addiction rehabilitation programs that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and solace to address the difficulties in rehab.

Treatment staff at drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with older clients to resolve generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific physical or mental impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be produced with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment counselors who are prepared to accommodate such needs of older clients by the means of individual and group counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of treatment many need medical assistance not just through detoxification but to determine which prescriptions 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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