Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse issue, typically require rehabilitation 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 rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other critical issues. Besides the obvious requirement to provide medical services while in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.