Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which ought to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this particular program may benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications 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 a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be resolved.