Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be handled.