Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. People 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. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place 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 expose such problems so they can be handled.