Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a brand new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.