Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole 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.