Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Stowe, VT.

Substance abuse treatment facilities which cater 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 treatment and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the unique difficulties they encounter. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to engage completely in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Substance abuse treatment programs that offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to address the challenges to treatment.

Treatment professionals at addiction rehabilitation centers 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 considering any specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in treatment. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment professionals 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 recovery many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to determine which medical drugs should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

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