Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial selection 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. Individuals who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors inside a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.