Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to drug abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailored to fulfill their specific demands and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to supply medical solutions during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.