Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior due to drug abuse could have caused to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug abuse issue, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst addressing other important concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to provide medical services during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.