Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by doctors. Folks who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services whilst dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.