Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Lodge, SC.

Substance abuse rehabilitation facilities which serve the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered recovery can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when entering rehab and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to contribute fully in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational unique challenges. Drug and Alcohol treatment facilities which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to work through the difficulties in recovery.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs for seniors and older adults are prepared 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 unique physical or mental health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in recovery. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be delivered with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment therapists who are prepared to accommodate the needs of older clients by the way individual and group 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 intervention not just through safe detox but to establish which medical drugs 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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