Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities 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 for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in this program can be helped by mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity 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 achieve this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.