Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of drug use could have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailor-made to satisfy their particular needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical services whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have conditions within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.