Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.