Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by doctors. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services whilst dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. By way of example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling inside a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.