Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to substance abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailored to fulfill their particular needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions during rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.