Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. People who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and put 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 can help expose such problems so they can be handled.