Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual behavior due to abusing drugs could possibly have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug abuse issue, frequently require treatment services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to supply medical services during treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS should also tackle deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.