Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by doctors. Individuals who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.