Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct due to drug use may have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse issue, often require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other important concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to supply medical services whilst in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have situations within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.