Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that 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 handled.