Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.