Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by doctors. People who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling inside a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.