Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse might have caused to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use problem, typically require treatment services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions during treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.