Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which ought to be overseen by doctors. Individuals who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.