Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. People who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in 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 in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.