Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which give a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.