Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate 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 issues so they can be handled.