Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.