Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct because of drug abuse may have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other important issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to provide medical services during treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.