Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing 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 this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.