Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of abusing drugs might have caused the individual to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse issue, typically require rehab services tailor-made to meet their specific needs and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other critical issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services during rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.