Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior due to substance abuse could have caused to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse issue, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made to meet their particular needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other crucial issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical solutions whilst in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.