Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and place a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.