Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.