Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.