Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and put 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 expose such problems so they can be resolved.