Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services whilst dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop ways 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. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be handled.