Lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB*) people are signifintly more likely to have mental health ndns and report alhol and dg mise than heterosexual people – fds a new study led by UCL rearchers llaboratn wh the Universy of East Anglia and Cy, Universy.
Contents:
- ALHOL E AND ALHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS AMONG LBIANS AND GAY MEN
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- EXAMG RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR ALHOL USE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR YOUTH: A LONGUDAL MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS
- SUBSTANCE ABE FACTORS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUTNG (LGBTQ) INDIVIDUALS
ALHOL E AND ALHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS AMONG LBIANS AND GAY MEN
Lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and gay alhol treatment programs mt acunt for the unique risk factors the LGBTQ+ muny fac. * lgbt alcoholism *
1 In fact, studi show that people who self-intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual are approximately 2 tim as likely to have an addictn than straight peers and transgenr dividuals are close to 4 tim as likely.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
While a substantial amount is known about some of the risk factors for alhol-related problems among lbians and gay men, major gaps knowledge exist. Epimlogil studi focg on alhol e rarely ask about sexual orientatn, and broad-based studi of sexual mory populatn groups … * lgbt alcoholism *
Rearch suggts that gay alhol treatment programs mt nsir important factors such as sexual objectifitn, the tersectnaly of multiple margalized inti—pecially the impacts of racism—and high occurrenc of mental health ndns.
EXAMG RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR ALHOL USE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR YOUTH: A LONGUDAL MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS
People who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng (LGBTQ) often face social stigma, discrimatn, and other challeng not enuntered by people who intify as heterosexual. They also face a greater risk of harassment and vlence. As a rult of the and other strsors, sexual mori are at creased risk for var behavral health issu. * lgbt alcoholism *
While rearch has not drawn specific nclns about why gay women are so much more likely to mise or bee addicted to alhol than straight women, studi do show certa risk factors for alhol abe the muny. Studi dite that gay women experience certa mental health ncerns—many of which are associated wh a higher rate of substance mise—more often than straight women.
Gay men have been observed to mise alhol as a pg mechanism, as well as part of a pattern of risk-takg behavrs that may be related to addictn, trma, peer fluence, or mental health ndns. Homophobia and discrimatn agast gay men has been related to negative mental health out both historilly and currently.
SUBSTANCE ABE FACTORS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUTNG (LGBTQ) INDIVIDUALS
Dpe advancements both the unrstandg and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmted fectns, some people still stigmatize gay men based on the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Gay men of lor are vulnerable to addnal systemic opprsn, which n be related to the homophobic beliefs about specific margalized muni or the crimalizatn of homosexualy.