Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.