Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs could possibly have caused the individual to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, often require treatment services tailor-made to fulfill their particular demands and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other important issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to provide medical services whilst in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.