Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of drug abuse may have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, often require treatment services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other important issues. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions while in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have circumstances in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.