Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior due to substance abuse may have caused the person to contract the sickness. Folks who suffer from HIV/AIDS, either due to their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem prior to their drug abuse issue, frequently require rehab services tailored to meet their specific demands and challenges. Many of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the proper medications they need to preserve their health. As a result, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other critical issues. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical solutions during rehabilitation, individuals with HIV/AIDS must also deal with deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have circumstances 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 negative relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.