Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of example, even subtle environmental adjustments to 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 in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.