Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in that program can be helped by mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.