Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse issue, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made to meet their particular needs and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions while in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS also have to address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.