Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Southwest, PA.

Substance abuse treatment programs which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that these clients feel when going to treatment and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In younger age facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to contribute fully in group sessions with the younger age group who don't understand their age related and generational specific issues. Substance abuse rehabilitation facilities which offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to address the difficulties in recovery.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol treatment facilities for seniors and older adults are there to deliver 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 specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this demographic of client faces while in rehab. 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 such needs of older clients by the way group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately apt to the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of recovery many need medical intervention not just through safe detox but to determine which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated 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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