Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to substance abuse might have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and problems. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical services while in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have conditions within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.