Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.