Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of drug use might have caused to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug use issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to deliver medical services whilst in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.