Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.