Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse might have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse issue, typically require treatment services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions whilst in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have situations in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.