Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate 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 can help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.