Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. Those who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and put 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 problems so they can be handled.