Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.