Gays and drugs
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The queer community and illicit drug users are inextricably linked: Both are subjected to similar politicisation of private practices, both are disproportionately aggravated by social harms, and are both fighting stigma and shame for the assurance of rights that should be fundamental. Drug operate plays an outsized, if not wholly unsurprising part in the experience of the LGBTQ+ society today, for nice and bad.
Studies include shown that LGBT adults were significantly more likely to have taken illicit drugs in the last year than heterosexual adults, particularly amongst younger people, with one in eight LGBT people aged (13%) taking drugs at least once a month. This pattern is found even when controlling for gender and age distribution.
Why is drug operate higher amongst Diverse people? It is important to notice that LGBTQ+ people are not one homogeneous group, but most published studies fail to distinguish between various sub-groups. Popular representations of queer drug leverage are dominated by oscillation between either trauma responses or debaucherous hedonism
Understanding the prevalence of drug use in the Homosexual community
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March 27th,
Druguse and addictiondo not discriminate, and every community, including the LGBTQ+ Community, is affected by these issues. Despite this universality, it is important to see at the unique challenges and pressures of each community to ensure inclusivity, understanding and tailored intervention. Approaching this subject requires utmost sensitivity, as it entails navigating complex intersections of identity, societal pressures and health, but it can have major benefits for anyone who is struggling with substance violence issues.
This article aims to shed light on the prevalence of drug apply within the LGBTQ+ people. By understanding the nuanced factors at play, we can better address the needs of the collective and provide support in the most empathetic and effective manner possible.
Concerning trends: Analysing the data
A multitude of studies, both on a global scale and within the UK, include found that drug leverage within the LGBTQ+ people is notably higher compared to the general pop
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Moloney, Stephen () In the gay community, the issue of men using performance and image enhancing drugs is becoming more prevalent. GCN, , pp.
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Stephen Moloney speaks to people who candidly detail their experiences.
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Official data confirms LGB drug use much higher than heterosexuals
Yesterday the Home Office released the latest official figures on drug employ in England & Wales. For the first moment in five years they have been analysed by sexual orientation, giving us a rare comparison at how use differs for lesbian, gay and multi-attracted people.
The headline figure in the Crime Survey for England & Wales is that drug use in the past year amongst gay and bisexual men is three times higher (33%) than use amongst heterosexual men (%). For lesbian and bisexual women use is more than four times as high (%) than for heterosexual women (%).
Just as for heterosexuals, the most commonly used illicit drug amongst LGB people is cannabis, used by around 1 in 5 gay or bi men, and 1 in 6 lesbian or bi women. Compared with heterosexuals these rates are again much higher: more than twice as steep for gay and bi men and a whopping four and a half times higher for woman-loving woman and bi women.
The figures, in fact, show higher use across all drugs by LGB people; unsurprisingly the