Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by doctors. Individuals who partake in this particular program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.