Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental changes 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 within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.