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Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Bridgeport, NY.

Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which cater to the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when entering treatment and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to contribute fully in group sessions with the younger age group who are not familiar with their generational and age related unique issues. Drug and Alcohol rehab programs which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to work through the difficulties in treatment.

Rehabilitation staff at substance abuse rehab programs for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with older clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any unique mental or physical health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in treatment. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be produced with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment counselors who are experienced with the 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 require medical assistance not just through safe detox but to determine which prescriptions should be eliminated or continued as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

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