LGBT stands 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, misunderstood, and viewed as socially unwanted. This is often a very difficult and painful existence, and leads many LGBT individuals to a life of drug abuse to numb these feelings. Someone who is LGBT might not exactly feel relaxed in a conventional rehab center amongst people who aren't experiencing the same challenges they may be experiencing of their lives. A LGBT program offers an environment that is free from judgment, where LGBT clients can feel totally comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and treatment counselors issues which need to be resolved so that they can get better. Rehabilitation counselors in the LGBT rehab will help clients repair relationships with their family, in the event that their loved ones disagree with their sexual preference as is usually the case. This circumstance is an extremely frequent trigger for drug abuse, and it is an example of something which can be resolved in rehab. LGBT clients often simply want to be accepted in their lives, and rehab will help them accept themselves and produce confidence to enable them to lead a healthy life free of alcohol and drugs.