Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct because of abusing drugs may have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, typically require rehabilitation services tailor-made to satisfy their specific demands and problems. Some challenges 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 treatment in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also addressing other crucial issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to supply medical services during rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS also have to address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehab services.