Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs may have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug abuse problem, often require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their particular demands and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Because of this, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also dealing with other important issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to deliver medical services whilst in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have conditions in their lives that happen to be strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.