Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug use could have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their particular needs and problems. 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 proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Apart from the obvious necessity to supply medical solutions during rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.