Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, that provide a private 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, and for someone with other medical requirements which should be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this program may benefit from mental health services while also addressing issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Frequently people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this manner, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental adjustments to one's life can decrease 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 expose such issues so they can be resolved.