LGBT communities and substance use in Queensland, Australia: Perceptions of young people and community stakeholders.

ABSTRACT: Sexual minority young people use licit and illicit substances at disproportionate levels. However, little is known about the perceptions of substance use among members of LGBT communities. This paper reports the results of a content analysis of 45 semi-structured interviews about substance use in LGBT communities with sexual minority young people (n = 31) and community stakeholders (n = 14). Results indicated both sexual minority youth and community stakeholders perceived the use and acceptance of substances to be higher in LGBT communities compared to the general population. Participants identified a range of characteristics potentially leading to higher levels of substance use including peer pressure, high exposure to substance use, and the high concentrations of licensed venues in LGBT

SUBMITTER: Demant D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160159 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature