Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services while 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 responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine 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 alleviate stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that 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.