Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.