Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which give a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by doctors. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease stress and put a new 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 handled.