Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which give a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be resolved.