Hospital inpatient programs are treatment programs for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for somebody who has a co-occurring mental health issue, and for someone with other medical needs which should be overseen by medical professionals. Individuals who partake in this program can benefit from mental health services while also dealing with issues who have prompted their drug abuse. Usually those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate instead of effectively addressing their disorder. Professional treatment counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the necessity to use alcohol and drugs this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, however, this isn't the solution needed in every case. As an example, even subtle environmental modifications in one's life can decrease stress and put a fresh perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be handled.