Hospital inpatient programs are rehab programs for substance abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in that program can usually benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.