Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.