ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity disparities in substance use disorders during young adulthood in a United States longitudinal cohort.
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- Disproportionate use of polysubstance combinations varies by sexual identity among US adults.PloS one · 2026Article
- Sexual minority (LGBQ+) women's experiences of accessing addiction services: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal trends in vaping, smoking, and harmful alcohol use across sexual orientations in the UK (2014-2021).PloS one · 2026Article
- Substance Use, Suicidal Behavior, and Other Mental Health Outcomes Among Youth With Intersectional Sexual and Gender Diverse Identities.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Anxiety coping motives moderate links between discrimination and alcohol use in immigrant-origin and non-immigrant LGBQ+ college student.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
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- Differences in Tobacco Advertising Receptivity Among Young Adults by Sexual Identity and Sex: Findings From the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2024Article
- Exploring differences in substance use behaviours among gender minority and non-gender minority youth: a cross-sectional analysis of the COMPASS study.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024Article
- Immigration status-related exclusive e-cigarette use and cannabis use and their dual use disparities associated with mental health disorder symptoms.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Associations among sexual assault, posttraumatic stress, drinking to cope with anxiety, and alcohol use based on gender identity and sexual orientation.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment in Sexually and Gender Diverse Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Review of Disparities in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Affecting Sexual and Gender Minority Populations and Evidence for Contributing Factors.Current addiction reports · 2022Article
- Lifetime Alcohol Use Trajectories and Health Status Among Persons Living with HIV (PLWH).Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review of Gender, Sex and Sexuality Differences in Polysubstance Use in Adolescents and Adults.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study examined associations of sexual orientation and gender identity with prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring multiple SUDs in the past 12-months during young adulthood in a United States longitudinal cohort.
methodsQuestionnaires self-administered in 2010 and 2015 assessed probable past 12-month nicotine dependence, alcohol abuse and dependence, and drug abuse and dependence among 12,428 participants of an ongoing cohort study when they were ages 20-35 years. Binary or multinomial logistic regressions using generalized estimating equations were used to estimate differences by sexual orientation and gender identity in the odds of SUDs and multiple SUDs, stratified by sex assigned at birth.
resultsCompared with completely heterosexuals (CH), sexual minority (SM; i.e., mostly heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian/gay) participants were generally more likely to have a SUD, including multiple SUDs. Among participants assigned female at birth, adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for SUDs comparing SMs to CHs ranged from 1.61 to 6.97 (ps<.05); among participants assigned male at birth, AORs ranged from 1.30 to 3.08, and were statistically significant for 62% of the estimates. Apart from elevated alcohol dependence among gender minority participants assigned male at birth compared with cisgender males (AOR: 2.30; p < .05), gender identity was not associated with prevalence of SUDs.
conclusionsSexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults disproportionately evidence SUDs, as well as co-occurring multiple SUDs. Findings related to gender identity and bisexuals assigned male at birth should be interpreted with caution due to small sample sizes. SUD prevention and treatment efforts should focus on SGM young adults.
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