Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of drug use might have caused to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their particular needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to deliver medical services whilst in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.