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, misunderstood, and seen as socially unwanted. This is sometimes a very hard or painful existence, and leads many LGBT people to a life of drug abuse to numb this pain. Someone who is LGBT might not feel comfortable within a conventional rehab program amongst people who aren't experiencing the same challenges they may be experiencing within their lives. A LGBT rehab offers an environment which is free of judgment, where LGBT clients can feel completely comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and rehabilitation counselors problems which should be handled in order to get better. Treatment counselors in a LGBT rehab will help clients fix relationships with their family, in the event their family disagree with their sexual choice as is usually the case. This circumstance is certainly a frequent trigger for substance abuse, and is an illustration of something can be handled in treatment. LGBT clients often just want to be accepted in their lives, and treatment will help them accept themselves and create confidence to enable them to lead a healthy life free of drugs and alcohol.