Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs might have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, frequently require treatment services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other important issues. Besides the obvious requirement to offer medical services while in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.