Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of drug use could have caused to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. As a result, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other important concerns. Apart from the obvious necessity to supply medical solutions whilst in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS also have to deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.