Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug use issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill their particular needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.