Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.