Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse may have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their particular demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other crucial issues. Besides the obvious necessity to supply medical services during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.