Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct as a result of drug use could have caused the individual to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made to meet their specific demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations within their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.