Hospital inpatient programs are rehab centers for substance abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial selection for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by experts. Those who partake in that program can benefit from mental health services whilst dealing with issues which may have prompted their drug use. Very often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate as opposed to effectively addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so they no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even slight environmental modifications 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 reveal such problems so they can be resolved.