Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.