Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior as a result of abusing drugs may have caused the person to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use issue, typically require treatment services tailor-made to satisfy their particular demands and problems. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other important issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to provide medical services during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS also have to address more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Very often, people have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.