Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of drug use might have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use issue, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made to meet their particular needs and challenges. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical services during treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have conditions within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will target in HIV/AIDS rehab services.