Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, which provide an exclusive and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the answer needed in every case. By way of example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease 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 will help expose such issues so they can be handled.