Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual behavior due to drug use might have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use issue, typically require rehab services tailored in order to meet their specific needs and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other critical concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to offer medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive situations in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will give attention to in HIV/AIDS rehab services.