Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of drug abuse could have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse issue, typically require treatment services tailored to satisfy their specific demands and challenges. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions during rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.