Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create 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. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.