Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can alleviate stress and place a fresh 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 handled.