ORGANIZATIONS
- Pride Institute
- National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Addiction Professionals and their Allies
- Gays and Lesbians in Alcoholics Anonymous (GaL-AA)
- National LGBT Tobacco Control Network
RESOURCES
- Substance Abuse and GLBT Health
- CDC Substance Use within LGBT Community
- LGBT Resources for Substance Abuse - SAMSHA
- LGBT Substance Use, Beyond Statistics - Social Work Today
- Substance Use and SUDs in LGBT Populations - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Substance USE (LGBT) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- LGBT Addiction Recovery Centers - Recovery Org
- Providers Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for LGBT Individuals - SAMSHA
- Trans Substance Abuse - Center for American Progress
- Substance Use in Older LGBT Adults - National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
- Comprehensive Guide to Drug Abuse
Substance Abuse among GLBT people can be to to three times hire than others for several reasons:
- GLLBT people use sbstances to escape from the stressors associated with homophobia and heterosexism
- many of the GLBT places for meeting others are in clubs or bars where alcohol and drugs may be more prevalent
- peer pressure among GLBT adolescents leads to increased usage.
GLBT people also avoid treatment because of reluctance to seek support or assistance from providers due to fear associated with not being understood or accepted.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
REPORTS
- Sexual Orientation and Estimates of Adult Substance Use and Mental Health: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (SAMSHA)
- Office of Applied Studies (OAS) Data Spotlight: Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Gays and Lesbians - 2010 (SAMSHA)
- Sexual Orientation and adolescent substance use: A meta-analysis and methodological review
- LGBTQ Youth and Tobacco (Human Resources Campaign)
Substance Abuse