Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Frequently people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh 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 issues so they can be handled.