Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug abuse problem, typically require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to offer medical services whilst in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have conditions in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.