Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct as a result of drug use could have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and challenges. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical services during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have situations within their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.