Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by doctors. Folks who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that 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 achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.