Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which give a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve 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 handled.