Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Usually people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as an alternative to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.