Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be handled.