Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.