Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their substance 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 treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight 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 a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.