Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve 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 will help expose such problems so they can be handled.