Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of drug use could have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug abuse problem, typically require treatment services tailored to satisfy their particular needs and challenges. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical services while in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.