Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a fresh 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.