LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are facilities which address the particular needs of these clients. People who are LGBT can often feel alone, not understood, and considered socially unwanted. This is sometimes a very hard and painful way to live, and leads many LGBT individuals to a lifestyle of drug abuse to numb these feelings. Somebody who is LGBT may not feel safe in a traditional rehab program amongst folks who aren't experiencing the same challenges they may be experiencing within their lives. A LGBT center offers an environment which can be free from judgment, where LGBT clients can feel totally comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and rehab counselors issues which must be resolved to enable them to get better. Rehab counselors in a LGBT rehab will help clients mend relationships with their family members, in the case their family disagree with their sexual preference as is usually the case. This circumstance is an extremely frequent trigger for drug abuse, and is a good example of an issue that can be handled in rehab. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted in their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and create confidence so that they can lead a healthy life free of alcohol and drugs.