Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.