Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse might have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use problem, frequently require treatment services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other crucial concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical services during rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.