Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, which give a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.