Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in this particular program may benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.