Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. Folks who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.