Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to drug use may have caused the individual to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use issue, often require treatment services tailored to meet their specific needs and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS must also address deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.