Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may 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 doctors. Individuals who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of efficiently addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop methods 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 example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.