Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.