Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial choice for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be resolved.