LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are programs which address the particular needs of these clients. Individuals who are LGBT can feel alone, not understood, and viewed as socially unwanted. This may be a very hard or painful way to live, and leads many LGBT people to a lifestyle of drug abuse to numb this pain. Someone who is LGBT may not feel safe in a conventional rehabilitation program amongst people who aren't experiencing the same challenges they may be experiencing of their lives. A LGBT facility offers an environment that is free of judgment, where LGBT clients can be totally comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and rehab counselors issues which should be resolved so that they can recover. Rehab counselors within a LGBT rehab will help clients fix relationships with their family members, in the event that their family disagree with their sexual preference as is usually the case. This circumstance is an extremely common trigger for abusing drugs, and it is an example of an issue that would be handled in treatment. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted within their lives, and treatment will help them accept themselves and produce confidence to be able to lead a healthy life free from alcohol and drugs.