Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.