Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. Those who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve 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 will help expose such issues so they can be handled.