Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.