Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by doctors. People who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.