Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial option for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by doctors. People who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.