Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the 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 manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.