Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual behavior because of abusing drugs could possibly have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug abuse problem, typically require treatment services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other crucial concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical services during rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have situations within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.