Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual conduct because of drug abuse might have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to meet their specific demands and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to deliver medical solutions whilst in rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.