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 seen as socially depraved. This is often a very difficult or painful existence, and leads many LGBT individuals to a lifestyle of substance abuse to numb these feelings. Someone who is LGBT might not exactly feel relaxed inside a conventional rehabilitation facility amongst individuals who aren't experiencing the same challenges they are experiencing of their lives. A LGBT rehab offers an environment that is free from judgment, where LGBT clients can be totally comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and rehab counselors issues which must be handled to be able to get better. Rehabilitation counselors in a LGBT rehab can help clients mend relationships with their family members, in the case their family disagree with their sexual preference as is usually the case. This situation is an extremely frequent trigger for drug use, and is an example of a thing that would be handled in rehab. LGBT clients often just want to be accepted within their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and produce confidence to be able to lead a healthy life clear of alcohol and drugs.