Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs could possibly have caused the individual to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use problem, often require treatment services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to supply medical solutions during rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.