Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of 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 reveal such problems so they can be handled.