Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Marquette, WI.

Substance abuse rehabilitation centers which cater to the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful 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 going to rehab and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique challenges they encounter. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to engage fully in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol treatment programs that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and support to address the difficulties in rehab.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol rehab programs 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 considering any specific mental or physical health issues or challenges this subset of client faces while in recovery. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be presented 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 prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of treatment many require medical intervention not just through detoxification but to establish 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 prolong their life.

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