Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse could have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse issue, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services during treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.