Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual behavior because of drug abuse might have caused the person to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem just before their drug abuse issue, often require treatment services tailor-made to fulfill their particular needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services whilst in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Often, individuals have conditions within their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will give attention to in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.