Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or dangerous sexual conduct due to substance abuse may have caused the individual to contract the disease. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug use problem, often require rehabilitation services tailor-made in order to meet their specific needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever take care of themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Therefore, they arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst dealing with other critical concerns. Besides the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions whilst in rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also address deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Very often, individuals have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will focus on in HIV/AIDS treatment services.