Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can relieve 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 can help reveal such issues so they can be handled.