Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct because of substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug use issue, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other critical issues. Besides the obvious requirement to supply medical solutions during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also tackle deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.