Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, which give a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial selection for somebody that has a co-occurring mental health issue, or someone with other medical needs which may need to be overseen by doctors. Those who partake in this program can usually benefit from mental health services while addressing issues which may have prompted their abusing drugs. Often those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently addressing their disorder. Professional rehab counselors within a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn things around so they will no longer find the necessity to use drugs and alcohol this way, and instead develop methods to make their mental health issue more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however, this isn't the answer needed in every case. For example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can alleviate stress and put a whole new perspective on things so that the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse drugs or alcohol. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program will help expose such problems so they can be handled.