Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by doctors. People who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.