Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this particular program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve 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 can help expose such problems so they can be handled.