Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual conduct due to abusing drugs could possibly have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug use issue, typically require treatment services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other crucial issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions whilst in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.