Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.