Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.