Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so 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.