Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by experts. Individuals who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such issues so they can be resolved.