Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailor-made to meet their specific needs and challenges. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions whilst in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS must also tackle deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.