Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be handled.