Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often 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 things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.