Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of drug use could have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug abuse issue, often require rehab services tailored in order to meet their specific demands and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to deliver medical services while in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab counselors will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.