Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.