Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct because of drug use could possibly have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug abuse problem, typically require rehab services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other important concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to supply medical services during rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.