Hospital inpatient programs are rehab facilities for substance abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which ought to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services while dealing with issues who have prompted their substance abuse. Often individuals 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 the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they will no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this manner, and instead develop ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can alleviate stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.