Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct as a result of drug use could have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their substance abuse issue, typically require treatment services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their own health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to supply medical solutions during treatment, those that have HIV/AIDS must also tackle deeper problems which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.