Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by experts. People who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.