Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole new 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 resolved.