Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior due to abusing drugs might have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other critical issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions while in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, individuals have conditions within their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.