Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual behavior because of drug abuse might have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailored in order to meet 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 care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other crucial issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to deliver medical solutions while in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.