Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that 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.