Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which ought to be overseen by doctors. Folks who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity 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, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.