Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. People who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place 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 expose such issues so they can be handled.