Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to abusing drugs could have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions during rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have situations in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.