Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by doctors. People who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.