Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation 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 methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.