ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2019
Sexual minority disparities in opioid misuse, perceived heroin risk and heroin access among a national sample of US adults.
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- Higher prevalence of polysubstance use among older lesbian, and gay US adults.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2024Article
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- Perceived Substance Use Risks Among Never Users: Sexual Identity Differences in a Sample of U.S. Young Adults.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- A scoping review of opioid harm reduction interventions for equity-deserving populations.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
- Sexual minority disparities in opioid and benzodiazepine misuse among adults with opioid use disorder.The American journal on addictions · 2022Article
- A scoping review of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use treatment interventions for sexual and gender minority populations.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- Medical and Non-Medical Opioid Use at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity: Associations with State Medical Cannabis Law Status in a U.S. National Sample of Adults.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Disparities in substance use disorder treatment use and perceived need by sexual identity and gender among adults in the United States.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Prescription drug misuse, other substance use, and sexual identity: The significance of educational status and psychological distress in US young adults.Substance abuse · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults have elevated use of many substances compared to heterosexual adults, yet LGB disparities in specific types of opioid misuse and perceived opioid risk have not been fully characterized.
methodsData on 126,463 adults (including 8241 LGB adults) were from the 2015-2017 National Survey of Drug Use and Health. Logistic regression was used to estimate lesbian/gay (L/G) and bisexual disparities (relative to same-gender heterosexuals) for: lifetime prescription pain reliever misuse, heroin use and injection heroin use; past-year opioid misuse and opioid use disorder (OUD); and perceived risk of and access to heroin.
resultsAll LGB subgroups had elevated lifetime pain reliever misuse rates relative to same-gender heterosexuals. Lifetime heroin use was elevated among LGB women and bisexual men; bisexual women had 4 times the odds of injection heroin use. LGB women and gay men had 1.4-2.4 times the odds of past-year opioid misuse; bisexual women had 2.5 times the odds of OUD. LGB women reported both lower perceived risk of trying heroin and greater perceived heroin access.
conclusionsLifetime and past-year opioid misuse is elevated among LGB adults. Bisexual women are particularly at-risk, uniquely exhibiting disparities on high-risk injection use and OUD. Lower perceived risk of and greater access to heroin among LGB women may play a role in the onset or continuation of opioid misuse. Opioid misuse disparities among LGB adults are of substantial concern given the resultant elevated risk for fatal and non-fatal opioid overdose.
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