Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual conduct due to drug abuse may have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use problem, typically require rehab services tailored to satisfy their particular needs and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. As a result, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other important issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions while in rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, people have situations in their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive circumstances in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.