Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by doctors. Folks who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be handled.