LGBT means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are programs which address the particular needs of these clients. People who are LGBT can feel alone, misunderstood, and considered socially depraved. This is sometimes a very hard or painful existence, and leads many LGBT people to a life of substance abuse to alleviate this pain. Somebody who is LGBT might not exactly feel safe within a traditional rehab center amongst individuals who aren't experiencing the same problems they are experiencing in their lives. A LGBT program provides an environment which is free from judgment, where LGBT clients can feel completely comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and treatment counselors problems which have to be handled so that they can recover. Rehabilitation counselors in the LGBT rehab will help clients repair relationships with their family members, in the case their family disagree with their sexual choice as is generally the case. This situation is definitely a common trigger for substance abuse, and is also a good example of an issue that can be resolved in rehabilitation. LGBT clients often would like to be accepted in their lives, and rehab will help them accept themselves and produce confidence so that they can lead a healthy life without any alcohol and drugs.