Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Folks who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.