Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.