Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.