Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct due to drug abuse could have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to meet their specific demands and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other crucial issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical services while in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS must also address more deeply rooted problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.