Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse might have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug abuse problem, often require treatment services tailor-made to satisfy their specific demands and challenges. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also dealing with other important issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have situations in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.