Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct because of drug use could possibly have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug use issue, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to satisfy their specific demands and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions during treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehab services.