Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct due to drug abuse may have caused to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse issue, often require treatment services tailored to fulfill their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to supply medical services while in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have situations within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehab services.