Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive 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 disorder, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in such a program can usually benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a new 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.