Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial selection for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.