Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug abuse might have caused to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, typically require treatment services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions whilst in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.