Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, which give a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.