Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide 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. Medication is often used to achieve this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.