Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior because of drug use might have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their particular needs and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to supply medical services during rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have circumstances in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.