Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse issue, frequently require treatment services tailored to fulfill their specific needs and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other critical issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to offer medical services during treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have circumstances in their lives which are purely 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 rehab professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.