Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs may have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical services during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.