Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior as a result of drug use could possibly have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made to meet their specific demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also dealing with other crucial issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions whilst in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.