Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. Those who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.