Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of drug use might have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made to satisfy their particular needs and challenges. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions while in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have situations within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.