Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.