Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.