Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution 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 drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.