Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which give a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place a new 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 resolved.