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Sexual orientation, gender, and racial differences in illicit drug use in a sample of US high school students

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Newcomb, Michael E., Birkett, Michelle, Corliss, Heather L., Mustanski, Brian·2014·American Journal of Public Health

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Objectives. We evaluated drug use differences between sexual minority and heterosexual students, including interactions with gender and race/ethnicity. Methods. We used 2005 and 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data pooled from Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Delaware; Maine; Massachusetts; New York City, New York; Rhode Island; and Vermont to evaluate drug use (marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamine, and MDMA [Ecstasy]) using 2 aspects of sexual orientation (identity and sex of sexual partners). Results. Sexual minority students had higher prevalence of drug use than did heterosexuals on both sexual orientation dimensions, and differences were particularly pronounced among bisexual students on both dimensions. Differences between sexual minority and heterosexual male students in prevalence were generally larger than were differences between sexual minority and heterosexual female students. Racial minority students generally reported lower prevalence of drug use. However, the protective effect of African American race was less pronounced for some sexual minorities. Conclusions. Sexual minority youths are at increased risk for drug use. Intervention is needed at the institutional and individual levels to address these disparities.

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Authors
Newcomb, M. E., Birkett, M., Corliss, H. L., & Mustanski, B.
Affiliations
Northwestern University (US)
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Published
2014-02
Volume
104
Issue
2
Pages
304-310
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
OpenAlex
W2154155732
Cited by
173
References
41
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FWCI
16.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • U.S. Public Health Service (6T71-MC00009)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01DA023610)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R21HD051178)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
sexual orientation, sexual minority youth, drug use, racial and ethnic disparities, gender differences, bisexual students, cannabis use, cocaine use, inhalants, heroin use, methamphetamine use, MDMA, adolescent substance use, Youth Risk Behavior Survey
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Risk-Taking, Sex Factors, United States, Prevalence, Sexuality, Substance-Related Disorders

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