Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to abusing drugs could possibly have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem just before their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to provide medical services during rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.