Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug abuse might have caused the person to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use problem, often require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical services during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS must also address deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.