Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual conduct because of abusing drugs may have caused to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical services whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to deal with deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have situations in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.