Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse may have caused to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their substance abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill their particular needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical solutions while in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have conditions within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.