Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.