Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.