Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.