Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.