Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, which offer an exclusive and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in such a program can benefit from mental health services whilst addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Very often people with a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use alcohol and drugs in this way, and instead develop ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to do this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even subtle 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 within a hospital inpatient program can help expose such problems so they can be handled.