Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug use could possibly have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse issue, often require rehab services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to offer medical services whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.