Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this particular program may benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental modifications 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 inside a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.