Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for substance abuse, which give a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this particular program can usually benefit from mental health services as well as addressing issues which may have prompted their drug use. Very often individuals with a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their problem. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program can help individuals turn things around so that they no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol in this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and place a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help expose such issues so they can be resolved.