Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to abusing drugs might have caused to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their substance abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to meet their particular needs and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other important issues. Besides the obvious requirement to provide medical services while in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have situations in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.