Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.