Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct due to substance abuse could possibly have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, often require treatment services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other crucial issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to offer medical services whilst in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, individuals have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.