LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are programs which address the particular needs of these clients. People who are LGBT can often feel alone, not understood, and viewed as socially unwanted. This may be a quite challenging and painful existence, and leads many LGBT people to a life of drug abuse to alleviate this pain. Someone who is LGBT may not feel comfortable in a traditional rehabilitation facility amongst individuals who aren't experiencing the same challenges they are experiencing in their lives. A LGBT center offers an environment which is totally free of judgment, where LGBT clients can feel completely comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and rehabilitation counselors problems which need to be resolved in order to get well. Rehab counselors in the LGBT rehab can help clients mend relationships with their family, in the case their loved ones disagree with their sexual choice as is usually the case. This situation is certainly a common trigger for abusing drugs, and it is an illustration of an issue that can be handled in rehab. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted within their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and build confidence to enable them to lead a wholesome life without any drugs and alcohol.