Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of substance abuse might have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug abuse problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored to fulfill their specific needs and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to supply medical services during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.