Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of substance abuse could have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Because of this, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical services while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to deal with deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.