Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, frequently require treatment services tailored to meet their particular needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their health. Therefore, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to supply medical services while in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS must also address deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have conditions within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.