Open AccessSeverity of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use Disorders Among Sexual Minority Individuals and Their “Not Sure” Counterparts
Author(s) -
Carol J. Boyd,
Philip Veliz,
Rob Stephenson,
Tonda L. Hughes,
Sean Esteban McCabe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lgbt health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.416
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2325-8306
pISSN - 2325-8292
DOI - 10.1089/lgbt.2018.0122
Subject(s) - sexual minority , sexual orientation , odds ratio , lesbian , medicine , odds , alcohol use disorder , sexual identity , confidence interval , psychiatry , demography , cross sectional study , young adult , clinical psychology , homosexuality , psychology , logistic regression , alcohol , human sexuality , gerontology , social psychology , gender studies , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , sociology , psychoanalysis
Sexual minority individuals have heightened risk for substance use; however, previous studies have not assessed severity of alcohol use disorders (AUDs), tobacco use disorders (TUDs), and drug use disorders (DUDs) among lesbian/gay and bisexual individuals and those "not sure" of their sexual identity compared with heterosexual individuals. This study examined how three dimensions of sexual orientation (identity, attraction, and behavior) relate to severity of AUD, TUD, and DUD.
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