Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior due to abusing drugs might have caused the person to contract the sickness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse problem, typically require rehab services tailored to meet their specific needs and problems. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while dealing with other important concerns. Besides the obvious requirement to supply medical solutions while in rehab, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with more deeply rooted issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Usually, individuals have conditions within their lives that are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.