Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2019
Publication Title
LGBT Health
Abstract
Purpose: We estimated illicit opioid use prevalence among LGB and heterosexual adults. Methods: Cross-sectional National Survey on Drug Use and Health data (2015-2017) were used to estimate illicit opioid use prevalence by sexual identity, age, and gender. Results: An estimated 1.1 million LGB adults used illicit opioids in the preceding 12 months (LGB adults: 9.8%; heterosexual adults: 4.24%). Prevalence of illicit opioid use was significantly higher among LGB women aged /bisexual men (18-25 and 50 +) compared with their heterosexual counterparts. Conclusions: Interventions targeting LGB illicit opioid use should account for possible differential minority stress associated with age and gender.
Keywords
adults, drug use, gender, opioid, prevalence, sexual minority
Volume
6
Issue
6
First Page
326
Last Page
330
ISSN
23258292
Version
Version of Record
Recommended Citation
Capistrant, Benjamin D. and Nakash, Ora, "Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults Have Higher Prevalence of Illicit Opioid Use than Heterosexual Adults: Evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2017" (2019). School for Social Work: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/ssw_facpubs/41