Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.