Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which ought to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.