Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug use, or risky sexual behavior because of drug abuse could have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse problem, often require rehab services tailored in order to meet their specific demands and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other crucial issues. Apart from the obvious requirement to deliver medical services while in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, including oppressive conditions within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehab services.