Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct due to drug use may have caused the individual to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to fulfill their particular needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other crucial concerns. Apart from the obvious necessity to provide medical services during rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS should also tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have conditions within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.