Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.