Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Playas, NM.

Addiction rehabilitation programs which serve the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused treatment can be helpful with the initial stigma that these clients feel when entering treatment and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to participate fully in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational specific issues. Drug and Alcohol rehab centers which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and support to address the difficulties in recovery.

Treatment staff at substance abuse rehabilitation facilities for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with these clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any unique mental or physical impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in recovery. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be produced with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment therapists who are prepared to accommodate the 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 treatment many require medical assistance not just through safe detox but to determine 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.

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