Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct because of substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse issue, often require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their particular needs and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other important concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical services while in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.