Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. People who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in 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 the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be handled.