Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to substance abuse might 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 drug abuse issue, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to meet their specific needs and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other crucial concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to offer medical services while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive situations in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.