Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of substance abuse could have caused the person to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to satisfy their specific demands and challenges. Many 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 proper medications they need to maintain their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to provide medical services whilst in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.