Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug abuse might have caused to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their specific demands and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other important concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to supply medical solutions during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.