Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. Those who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.