Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight 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 alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.