Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of drug use could have caused to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other crucial issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.