Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual behavior due to abusing drugs may have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their substance abuse issue, frequently require rehab services tailored to satisfy their particular needs and challenges. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while dealing with other critical issues. Besides the obvious requirement to deliver medical solutions while in rehabilitation, those that have HIV/AIDS also have to tackle deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Often, people have situations within their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use drugs or alcohol, like oppressive circumstances in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.