Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, which offer a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program can be a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical requirements which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Folks who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services while addressing 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 will help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.