Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of drug use may have caused the individual to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored to satisfy their particular needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to offer medical services while in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.