Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs could possibly have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse problem, typically require rehabilitation services tailored to satisfy their particular demands and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other crucial concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to deliver medical solutions while in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle deeper issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, people have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.