Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs could have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their substance abuse issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to fulfill their particular demands and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Because of this, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other important issues. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have conditions within their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.