Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual conduct because of drug abuse could have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their specific demands and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other crucial concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.