Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of drug abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailored to fulfill their particular demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also dealing with other important issues. Besides the obvious necessity to supply medical solutions while in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive circumstances within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.