Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse may have caused to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their specific demands and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of 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, these individuals arrive to rehab in ibad health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other critical concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical services while in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS also have to deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have situations in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.