Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.