Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of drug use may have caused the individual to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use issue, frequently require rehabilitation services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical services during rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will target in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.