Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, 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 drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be resolved.