Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so 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. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.