Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.