Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, which provide an exclusive 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, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, 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 all cases. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling inside a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.