Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by doctors. Individuals who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab 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 create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.