Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, which give a private 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 issue, or someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. Those who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop 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. By way of example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place 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 reveal such problems so they can be resolved.