Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual conduct due to substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug use problem, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made to satisfy their particular needs and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other crucial concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical services during treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.