Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place 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 problems so they can be handled.