Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse may have caused to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other critical issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions during rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.