Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct due to abusing drugs could possibly have caused to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely look after 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 whilst dealing with other important issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to deliver medical services whilst in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.