Hospital inpatient programs are treatment centers for drug abuse, that provide a private and clinical setting for individuals in recovery. A hospital inpatient program is often a beneficial alternative for someone that has a co-occurring mental health disorder, or for someone with other medical needs which might need to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in such a program can be helped by mental health services as well as dealing with issues who have prompted their drug use. Frequently those that have a co-occurring mental health disorders use drugs or alcohol to self medicate as an alternative to efficiently responding to their disorder. Professional treatment counselors in a hospital inpatient program will help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the need to use drugs and alcohol like this, and instead develop methods to make their mental health disorder more manageable. Prescription medication is often used to achieve this, however isn't the solution needed in every case. By way of example, even slight environmental changes in one's life can relieve stress and place a fresh perspective on things so the individual doesn't feel compelled to abuse alcohol or drugs. Counselling in the hospital inpatient program can help reveal such problems so they can be resolved.