Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create 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 slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.