Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab 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. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.