Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of abusing drugs could have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical services whilst in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have conditions within their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation counselors will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.