Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual behavior as a result of drug use might have caused the individual to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their drug use or as a pre-existing condition before their drug use issue, frequently require rehab services tailor-made to fulfill their specific needs and problems. A few of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS rarely care for themselves and take the appropriate medications they need to preserve their own health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment 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 supply medical solutions while in rehabilitation, people who have HIV/AIDS will also need to deal with deeper problems which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Very often, people have situations in their lives which are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to turn to alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations in their lives or detrimental relationships. These are the issues which rehabilitation professionals will focus on as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.