Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. Those who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and put a whole 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 reveal such problems so they can be resolved.