Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease 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 expose such problems so they can be resolved.