Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Folks who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.