Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug use might have caused to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other crucial issues. Besides the obvious requirement to deliver medical services whilst in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.