Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which give a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.