Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however this isn't the solution 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 the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.