Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs might have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug abuse issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill their particular needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions during rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.