Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of drug use could possibly have caused to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill their specific demands and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions during treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.