Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or dangerous sexual behavior because of substance abuse could possibly have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions during treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.