Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs could possibly have caused to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to offer medical services while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.