Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made to fulfill their particular needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions whilst in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.