Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.