Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. Folks who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.