Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of abusing drugs could possibly have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use issue, typically require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other important issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to supply medical services while in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS also have to deal with deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.