Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of abusing drugs could have caused the person to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, often require treatment services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to supply medical services during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have conditions within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.