Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.