Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental modifications 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 will help expose such issues so they can be handled.