Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior due to substance abuse could have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, often require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their particular demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other important concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions whilst in treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.