Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual conduct due to drug abuse may have caused the individual to contract the illness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use problem, often require rehab services tailor-made to satisfy their particular demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other important issues. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions whilst in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to in HIV/AIDS rehab services.