Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by experts. People who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be handled.