Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct due to abusing drugs could possibly have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, typically require treatment services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other crucial concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical services during rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS must also address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.