Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight 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 inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.