Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.