Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. 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 develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.