Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of drug abuse may have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse issue, frequently require rehab services tailored to fulfill their particular needs and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medicines 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 also dealing with other crucial concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical services during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS must also address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.