Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, 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 within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.