Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior due to drug abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their particular needs and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important issues. Besides the obvious requirement to supply medical services whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.