Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for drug abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by doctors. Individuals who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be handled.