Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors inside a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.