Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.