LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are facilities which address the unique needs of these clients. People who are LGBT can often feel alone, not understood, and seen as socially unwanted. This is often a very difficult or painful way to live, and leads many LGBT people to a lifestyle of substance abuse to alleviate this pain. Someone who is LGBT might not feel relaxed inside a conventional rehab center amongst people who aren't experiencing the same challenges they may be experiencing of their lives. A LGBT program provides an environment which can be free of judgment, where LGBT clients can feel totally comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and rehabilitation counselors problems which need to be resolved in order to recover. Rehab counselors in the LGBT rehab will help clients mend relationships with their family, in case their loved ones disagree with their sexual choice as is generally the case. This circumstance is definitely a common trigger for drug abuse, and it is an example of something could be resolved in rehabilitation. LGBT clients often just want to be accepted in their lives, and rehab will help them accept themselves and create confidence to enable them to lead a healthy life free of alcohol and drugs.