Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct because of substance abuse might have caused to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. As a result, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other critical concerns. Apart from the obvious necessity to provide medical services whilst in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.