Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, which provide a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial choice for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. Those who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the 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 way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.