Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation programs for substance abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medicine is often used to do this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.