Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior due to drug abuse could possibly have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, typically require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their particular needs and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other important concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to supply medical solutions while in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have circumstances in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.