Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of drug use could possibly have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill their particular demands and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Because of this, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other crucial issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to offer medical services during rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to deal with more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.