Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.