Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct due to abusing drugs could possibly have caused to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored to satisfy their specific demands and problems. 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 medications they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to offer medical services while in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.