Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs 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 solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that 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.