Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Almond, NC.

Addiction rehab programs which serve the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when entering 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 sometimes be less likely to contribute fully in group activities with the younger age group who are not familiar with their age related and generational specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol rehab facilities that offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and support to handle the difficulties in rehab.

Treatment professionals at addiction rehabilitation programs for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific physical or mental health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in treatment. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be presented with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment therapists who are prepared to accommodate such needs of older clients by the means of group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately apt to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many require medical assistance not just through safe detox but to figure out which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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