Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve 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 expose such issues so they can be resolved.