LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are facilities which address the unique needs of these clients. Individuals who are LGBT can feel alone, not understood, and seen as socially depraved. This is sometimes a very hard or painful existence, and leads many LGBT individuals to a life of drug use to alleviate this pain. Somebody who is LGBT might not feel safe within a conventional treatment center amongst individuals who aren't experiencing the same problems they may be experiencing within their lives. A LGBT center provides an environment which can be free of judgment, where LGBT clients can be totally comfortable and safe divulging to their peers and treatment counselors issues which should be resolved to enable them to recover. Rehab counselors in a LGBT rehab can help clients fix relationships with their family, in the case their family disagree with their sexual preference as is usually the case. This circumstance is an extremely common trigger for substance abuse, which is an illustration of something can be resolved in rehab. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted in their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and build confidence so that they can lead a healthy life free of drugs and alcohol.