Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.