Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of drug abuse may have caused to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug use problem, frequently require treatment services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions whilst in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.