Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by doctors. Individuals who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.