Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of substance abuse could have caused to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their particular needs and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to supply medical services whilst in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.