Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug abuse may have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their drug use issue, often require treatment services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment in ibad health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to deliver medical services during treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.