Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct because of drug abuse could have caused to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored to fulfill their particular needs and problems. Some problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other important issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions during rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS must also address deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.