Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in 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. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.