Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people with 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 within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.