Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to drug abuse could have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use problem, often require treatment services tailored to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. Some challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to preserve their health. As a result, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be addressed as a priority while addressing other crucial issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to provide medical services during treatment, people with HIV/AIDS also have to tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have conditions in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use drugs or alcohol, including oppressive situations within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will target in HIV/AIDS treatment services.