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 depraved. This may be a very difficult and painful way to live, and leads many LGBT people to a life of substance abuse to numb this pain. Somebody who is LGBT might not feel comfortable inside a traditional treatment program amongst people who aren't experiencing the same problems they are experiencing of their lives. A LGBT rehab offers an environment that's free of judgment, where LGBT clients can feel completely comfortable and safe divulging to their peers and treatment counselors issues which have to be handled to enable them to get well. Rehabilitation counselors within a LGBT rehab will help clients repair relationships with their loved ones, in case their loved ones disagree with their sexual choice as is usually the case. This circumstance is an extremely common trigger for drug use, and is an illustration of a thing that will be handled in rehabilitation. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted within their lives, and treatment will help them accept themselves and create confidence to enable them to lead a healthy life free from drugs and alcohol.