Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of drug abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other critical concerns. Apart from the obvious necessity to deliver medical services while in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.