Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation facilities for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services while dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, but this isn't the answer needed in every case. By way of example, even subtle environmental adjustments to 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 within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be resolved.