Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive 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 disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. Those who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, 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 solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.