Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs might have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other crucial issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions during rehab, people with HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.