Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial selection for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.