Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse could possibly have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse issue, typically require treatment services tailor-made to meet their particular needs and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services while in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.