Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a whole new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.