Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct due to drug abuse may have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Because of this, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical services during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have situations within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.