Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of drug abuse could possibly have caused to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse issue, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to meet their particular needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other important concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions during rehab, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have situations in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.