Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues who have prompted their drug use. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.