LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are facilities which address the particular needs of these clients. Those who are LGBT can often feel alone, misunderstood, and seen as socially unwanted. This is sometimes an extremely tough or painful way to live, and leads many LGBT people to a life of drug use to alleviate this pain. Somebody who is LGBT might not feel safe in a conventional treatment program amongst individuals who aren't experiencing the same challenges they are experiencing in their lives. A LGBT facility offers an environment that is free from judgment, where LGBT clients can feel completely comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and treatment counselors issues which need to be handled in order to get well. Rehabilitation counselors within a LGBT rehab can help clients fix relationships with their family, in the case their loved ones disagree with their sexual preference as is generally the case. This situation is an extremely common trigger for abusing drugs, which is an illustration of a thing that could be resolved in rehabilitation. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted in their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and build confidence to enable them to lead a healthy life free of alcohol and drugs.