Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by doctors. People who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.