Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. 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 in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.