Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs could 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 substance abuse issue, typically require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their specific needs and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to provide medical services while in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have situations within their lives that happen to be purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.