Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for substance abuse, that provide a private and medical setting for people in recovery. A hospital inpatient program might be a beneficial alternative for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, and someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Those who partake in such a program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their abusing drugs. Frequently people who have a co-occurring mental health disorders use alcohol or drugs to self medicate rather than efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional rehab counselors in the hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead create ways to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to accomplish this, but this isn't the solution needed in all cases. For example, even subtle environmental changes in one's life can decrease stress and put a new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling inside a hospital inpatient program will help reveal such issues so they can be resolved.