Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be resolved.