Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs might have caused the individual to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to satisfy their particular needs and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. Therefore, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical services during rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have situations in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.