Hospital inpatient programs are rehabilitation centers for drug abuse, that provide an exclusive and clinical setting for those in recovery. A hospital inpatient program may be a beneficial alternative for someone who has a co-occurring mental health issue, or for someone with other medical requirements which may need to be overseen by medical professionals. Folks who partake in that program may benefit from mental health services as well as dealing with issues who 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 can help individuals turn the tide so that they will no longer find the need 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 accomplish this, but this isn't the answer needed in all cases. As an example, even slight 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 in the hospital inpatient program will help reveal such problems so they can be handled.