Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or dangerous sexual conduct as a result of substance abuse could have caused the individual to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse issue, often require rehab services tailor-made to meet their specific needs and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their own health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other critical issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to provide medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS must also tackle more deeply rooted problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Often, individuals have conditions within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehab professionals will concentrate on in HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.