Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug use, or risky sexual conduct because of substance abuse might have caused the person to contract the sickness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either due to their substance abuse or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use problem, typically require rehab services tailor-made to satisfy their specific needs and problems. Some challenges are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS almost never take care of themselves and take the appropriate medicines they need to maintain their health. Consequently, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also dealing with other critical concerns. Aside from the obvious requirement to offer medical services while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle more deeply rooted problems which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have circumstances in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive circumstances within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which rehab professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.