Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Individuals who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.