Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse issue, often require rehab services tailored to meet their specific demands and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other important concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical services whilst in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.