Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.