Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct as a result of abusing drugs could have caused to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse problem, often require rehab services tailor-made to meet their particular demands and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their own health. Consequently, they arrive to treatment in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other crucial issues. Aside from the obvious necessity to offer medical services during treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS must also address more deeply rooted issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, individuals have conditions in their lives which are purely environmental which may have triggered them to turn to drugs or alcohol, such as oppressive circumstances in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.