Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made to satisfy their particular needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other crucial concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to deliver medical services whilst in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper issues which prompted 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, including oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.