Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct because of drug abuse could have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug use problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill their specific needs and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to offer medical services whilst in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have situations within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.