Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to drug abuse could possibly 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 just before their drug use issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their particular needs and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority whilst dealing with other critical concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to supply medical services during rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also deal with more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives which are 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 concerns which rehab professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.