Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse may have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use problem, typically require rehab services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other critical issues. Besides the obvious necessity to offer medical services whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also tackle deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.