Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for substance abuse, which provide a private and medical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial option for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. People who partake in this particular program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Often people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their problem. Professional rehab counselors in a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn the tide so that they not find the need to use alcohol and drugs like this, and instead develop solutions to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, but this isn't the solution needed in every case. For instance, even subtle environmental adjustments to one's life can relieve stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling within a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.