Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions whilst in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.