Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug abuse could possibly have caused to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use problem, often require treatment services tailored to meet their particular needs and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions during rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.