LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are centers which address the particular needs of these clients. Those who are LGBT can often feel alone, misunderstood, and seen as socially depraved. This is sometimes a very hard and painful way to live, and leads many LGBT people to a lifestyle of substance abuse to alleviate these feelings. Someone who is LGBT may not feel comfortable within a conventional rehab center amongst people who aren't experiencing the same problems they are experiencing within their lives. A LGBT program provides an environment that is free of judgment, where LGBT clients can feel totally safe and comfortable revealing to their peers and rehab counselors issues which should be handled in order to get better. Treatment counselors within a LGBT rehab will help clients repair relationships with their family members, in the event that their family disagree with their sexual choice as is usually the case. This situation is an extremely frequent trigger for abusing drugs, which is an illustration of a thing that could be handled in rehab. LGBT clients often simply want to be accepted in their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and produce confidence in order to lead a healthy life free of alcohol and drugs.