Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Hinton, VA.

Addiction rehabilitation facilities which provide services to the unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when going to rehab and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the unique difficulties they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to participate completely in group activities with the younger age group who are not familiar with their age related and generational unique challenges. Substance abuse rehabilitation centers which provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and support to address the challenges to recovery.

Treatment staff at substance abuse rehab programs for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with older clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific mental or physical health issues or challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material 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 need medical intervention not just through detoxification 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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