Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be handled.