Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual behavior because of abusing drugs may have caused the individual to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use issue, frequently require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.