Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct because of substance abuse could possibly have caused to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important issues. Besides the obvious requirement to offer medical services during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have conditions in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.