Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual conduct due to abusing drugs could possibly have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug use problem, frequently require treatment services tailored to meet their particular demands and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to provide medical services whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehab services.