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LGBTIQA+ women use drugs more than straight counterparts

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Australia; NSW; VIC
Photo by Isi Parente on Unsplash
Photo by Isi Parente on Unsplash

Aussie researchers asked women to report their past use of alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, and illicit drugs, and found LGBTIQA+ women use both legal and illegal drugs more than their heterosexual counterparts. Additionally, among the participants who returned for follow-up surveys, the team found that these numbers remained stable, which they believe suggests that the legal and illegal consumption of drugs are established and socially embedded behaviours in the LGBTIQA+ community, and not necessarily a sign of problematic use.

Journal/
conference: Drug and Alcohol Review
Research:Paper
Organisation/s: Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, The University of New South Wales, La Trobe University, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), The University of Sydney, NSW Government
Funder: This work was supported by a seed grant from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, Australia.
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