Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put 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 problems so they can be resolved.