Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Drumright, OK.

Addiction treatment programs which provide services to the unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that these clients feel when going to treatment and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to participate completely in group sessions with the younger age group who don't understand their generational and age related specific issues. Substance abuse treatment facilities which provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and support to work through the challenges to rehab.

Treatment staff at substance abuse treatment facilities for seniors and older adults are there 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 mental or physical health issues or challenges this demographic of client faces while in recovery. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be presented with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment counselors 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 safe detox but to figure out which medical drugs 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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