Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Folks who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medicine is often used to achieve this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.