Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for folks in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services while addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however this isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a new perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.