Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct due to abusing drugs could have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored to satisfy their specific demands and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other critical concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to offer medical services while in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with more deeply rooted problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.