Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which give an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical experts. Those who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues which may have prompted their substance abuse. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate rather than effectively addressing their problem. Professional rehabilitation counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so that they not find the need to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead create solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and place a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in a hospital inpatient program can help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.