Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs may have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other critical issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical services while in treatment, people with HIV/AIDS should also tackle deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.