Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug use may have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse issue, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to satisfy their particular needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical services during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.