|
Gay Youth Report Higher Rates Of Drug And Alcohol Use
|
|
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 10:13
|
Gay Youth Report Higher Rates
Of Drug And Alcohol Use
The odds of substance use for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth are on average 190 percent higher than for heterosexual youth, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers published in the current issue of Addiction. What's more, for some sub-populations of LGB youth, the odds were substantially higher, including 340 percent for bisexual youth and 400 percent for lesbians, researchers found.
Read More...
|