Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be resolved.