Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.