Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse might have caused to contract the disease. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other important concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions while in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS should also tackle deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.