Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse could possibly have caused to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other crucial issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to offer medical services during rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.