Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or dangerous sexual behavior due to drug abuse could have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other important issues. Apart from the obvious necessity to supply medical solutions while in rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to address deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.