Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs could have caused to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition just before their substance abuse problem, frequently require treatment services tailor-made to meet their specific needs and challenges. A few of these challenges 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 preserve their own health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while also dealing with other important concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to provide medical services during treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have circumstances within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, including oppressive conditions in their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.