Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug abuse could have caused the individual to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their drug abuse issue, typically require rehab services tailor-made to satisfy their specific needs and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their health. Consequently, they arrive to rehab in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other important issues. Aside from the obvious requirement to supply medical services while in rehabilitation, people with HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Frequently, individuals have conditions within their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive circumstances within their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the concerns which rehabilitation professionals will target as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.