Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual conduct as a result of drug abuse might have caused the person to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use problem, often require treatment services tailored in order to meet their specific needs and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.