Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight 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 alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.