Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior as a result of drug use could have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their substance abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other important concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services during rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have situations within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.