Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in this particular program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a brand new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.