Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Therapy within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.