Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.