Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be resolved.