Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of drug use could have caused to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, typically require rehab services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation counselors will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.