Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse might have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their substance abuse issue, typically require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to supply medical services while in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have situations within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.