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Drug Rehab for Older People and Seniors

If you or your loved one is suffering from senior citizens' drug abuse, the time to seek help is NOW. Untreated substance abuse can lead to health problems, financial difficulties, and ultimately, a premature death. Call Treatment Solutions Network today at 877-417-6237 so we can refer you - for free - to a high-quality rehab facility.

Is senior citizen drug abuse really a problem?

In the United States, it's a serious problem - and it's growing. In 2005, 184,400 Americans who were admitted to drug rehab programs - ten percent of the total - were over 50 years old, up from 143,000, or 8 percent of the total, four years earlier.

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which released the figures, expects 4.4 million older substance abusers by 2020.

Here are some traits of these senior citizen addicts:

What are the benefits of a seniors' drug rehab program?

The behavior of older addicts is different than a teenaged or even middle-aged user. Seniors are not as likely to curse at one another, raise their voices in anger, or blast music past midnight. Not only are seniors not exhibiting such behavior, they often prefer to NOT be around others who are acting this way. This is why senior-specific treatment programs are so important - it surrounds the recovering addict with others that he or she can relate to, making group-therapy sessions much more productive. 

"We have different health issues, different emotional issues, different grief issues," Patrick Gallagher, a 66-year-old recovering addict, told the New York Times.  "We need more peace and quiet and a different pace."

Senior-focused care - and the fundamentals of treatment

At high-quality senior citizens drug abuse programs, clients get a peaceful, age-appropriate setting AND the necessary building blocks of rehab. Those building blocks are:

There are countless reasons to enter rehab today - and not one good reason to wait

Life moves fast. The days we have on this Earth may seem to be many, but they are gone before we know it. Don't let your last days - or those of your loved ones - be filled with the blackouts, self-doubt, and depression that come from addiction. 

Dan Fitzsimmons, a 79-year-old recovering alcoholic, let his drinking get out of hand while in retirement - he had too much time on his hands and a shrinking circle of friends.

Nowadays, Fitzsimmons is determined to leave a proper legacy for his grandchildren. He thinks back to when he was a teenager, and he was assigned to find his alcoholic grandfather in neighborhood bars. Fitzsimmons still has the memory of that "old gray-haired guy" out on another drinking binge.

"I'm not going to let that happen to me," Fitzsimmons told the New York Times. "It's not the way I want to be remembered."

No matter your insurance, be it Cigna, Aetna, Humana, Blue Cross / Blue Shield (BCBS), Assurant, Unicare, United Health Care, Anthem, Carefirst, Asuris Northwest Health, Golden Rule, Celtic Insurance, Fortis, Health Net, Kaiser, Vista, Shelter, Wellpoint, Tri Care, Accordia or even Medicare, and state insurance - we can help you find a women's drug rehab facility. We also offer many affordable self pay options as well as luxury senior drug rehab.