Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the answer 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 that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.