Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.