Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.