Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to drug use might have caused to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their particular needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical services whilst in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.