Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by experts. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity 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 do this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.