Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct because of drug abuse could have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse problem, frequently require rehabilitation services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other crucial issues. Besides the obvious requirement to deliver medical services during rehab, people who have HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have situations within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive situations within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.