Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, often require treatment services tailored to meet their specific needs and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other crucial concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to supply medical services during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have conditions within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.