Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use problem, typically require treatment services tailor-made to fulfill their specific demands and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to supply medical services while in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.