Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior due to drug abuse may have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug use problem, typically require treatment services tailor-made to satisfy their specific demands and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. As a result, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical services while in rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have situations in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which treatment counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.