Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct due to substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other crucial concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions during treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle deeper issues which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.