Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. People who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.