Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical services while in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have conditions within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehab services.