Hospital inpatient programs are treatment facilities for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Those who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to efficiently responding to their problem. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and place a whole 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 issues so they can be handled.