Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of abusing drugs may have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to meet their specific needs and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical services whilst in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.