Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse might have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailored to satisfy their specific demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important issues. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions while in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS also have to deal with deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have conditions within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.