Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create ways 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 instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.