Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.