Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which offer 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, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. Those who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they not 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 accomplish this, however isn't the answer needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh 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 resolved.