Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug abuse problem, often require rehab services tailor-made to meet their particular demands and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. As a result, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other crucial issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions whilst in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.