Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug use might have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse issue, frequently require rehab services tailored in order to meet their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehab services.