Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of drug use may have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse issue, often require treatment services tailored to meet their specific needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other crucial issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions while in treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to address deeper problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, individuals have circumstances within their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.