Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug abuse could have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse issue, often require treatment services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other important concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to deliver medical services during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.