Open AccessDisparities in Documented Drug Use Disorders Between Transgender and Cisgender U.S. Veterans Health Administration Patients
Author(s) -
Madeline C. Frost,
John R. Blosnich,
Keren Lehavot,
Jessica Chen,
Anna D. Rubinsky,
Joseph E. Glass,
Emily C. Williams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000769
Subject(s) - transgender , medicine , ecstasy , odds ratio , psychiatry , cannabis , psychology , psychoanalysis
Transgender people-those whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth-are at risk for health disparities resulting from stressors such as discrimination and violence. Transgender people report more drug use than cisgender people; however, it is unclear whether they have higher likelihood of drug use disorders. We examined whether transgender patients have increased likelihood of documented drug use disorders relative to cisgender patients in the national Veterans Health Administration (VA).