Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate 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 problems so they can be resolved.