Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.