Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug use may have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug abuse problem, often require treatment services tailored in order to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also dealing with other crucial concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to supply medical services during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.