Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of abusing drugs might have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailored to meet their specific demands and challenges. Many of these challenges 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 health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other important concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions while in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.