Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, 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 instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a whole 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 problems so they can be handled.