Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual behavior due to substance abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their specific needs and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to supply medical solutions during treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.