Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior due to drug abuse may have caused to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse issue, often require treatment services tailor-made to meet their specific demands and challenges. Many of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other critical concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to offer medical services during rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are purely 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 rehab professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.