Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and for someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. People who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.