Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for drug abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Frequently individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a new 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 issues so they can be handled.