Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to substance abuse might have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use issue, often require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their particular demands and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other critical issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical services whilst in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.