Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.