Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of drug abuse could possibly have caused the individual to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse issue, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to satisfy their specific demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to supply medical services while in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.