Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs could possibly have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition just before their drug use problem, typically require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to supply medical services whilst in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.