Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior because of drug use could have caused the person to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse issue, often require rehabilitation services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and challenges. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to supply medical services whilst in rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have circumstances in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.