Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct because of drug abuse might have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug use problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill 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 look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other crucial issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical services while in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.