Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which offer an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Usually individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however isn't the answer needed in every case. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so 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.