Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for drug abuse, which offer a private and medical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial choice for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Individuals who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as opposed to effectively responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however this isn't the solution needed in all cases. By way of example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.