Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. Those who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.