Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct due to drug use might have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug use issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their specific demands and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to maintain their own health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other important issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to offer medical solutions whilst in treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Usually, people have conditions in their lives that are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.