Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug abuse may have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse issue, typically require treatment services tailored to meet their specific demands and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other crucial issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to deliver medical services while in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are strictly 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 rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.