LGBT means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are facilities which address the particular needs of these clients. Individuals who are LGBT can feel alone, not understood, and seen as socially depraved. This can be a quite challenging or painful way to live, and leads many LGBT individuals to a life of drug abuse to alleviate this pain. Somebody who is LGBT might not feel safe inside a traditional rehab program amongst people who aren't experiencing the same problems they may be experiencing of their lives. A LGBT program provides an environment that is totally free of judgment, where LGBT clients can feel completely comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and treatment counselors problems which should be resolved in order to get better. Treatment counselors in the LGBT rehab can help clients mend relationships with their family members, in the case their family disagree with their sexual preference as is generally the case. This situation is certainly a common trigger for substance abuse, which is a good example of something will be resolved in rehabilitation. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted in their lives, and treatment will help them accept themselves and build confidence in order to lead a wholesome life free of drugs and alcohol.