Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.