Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.