Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse could have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use problem, typically require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other crucial concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to supply medical solutions during rehab, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.