Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in 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 will help expose such issues so they can be handled.