Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior as a result of substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to meet their specific demands and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other critical issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to supply medical services whilst in rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have conditions within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.