Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by doctors. Folks who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who 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 addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.