Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual behavior because of drug use could possibly have caused to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem just before their substance abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to deliver medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have circumstances within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.