Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of drug abuse may have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, typically require rehab services tailored to fulfill their specific needs and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to deliver medical services during rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have conditions within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.