Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual conduct as a result of drug abuse could have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their drug use problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medications 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 dealing with other critical concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to deliver medical services whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have situations in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.