Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by experts. People who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease 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 can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.