Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior due to abusing drugs could have caused to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug use issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical services during rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS must also address deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.