Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a 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 expose such problems so they can be resolved.