Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior due to drug use may have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored in order to meet their specific needs and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines 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 addressed as a priority while also addressing other crucial concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions during treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.