Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.