Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse could have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug use problem, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services whilst in rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have conditions within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.