Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. People who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so 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. Medication is often used to do this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.