Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Portsmouth, RI.

Substance abuse treatment facilities which provide services to the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when going to rehab and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific difficulties they face. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to participate fully in group sessions with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational unique challenges. Substance abuse treatment centers which offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and support to handle the difficulties in treatment.

Rehabilitation professionals at addiction rehabilitation facilities for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with older clients to work on age-related, generational, 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 recovery. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be presented with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment professionals 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 recovery many need medical intervention not just through detoxification but to establish which medical drugs should be eliminated or continued as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers offering this service in Portsmouth, RI

• Clinical Services of RI
  401-683-0857
  11 King Charles Drive
  Portsmouth, RI. 2871
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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