Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.