@article{ref1,
title="Sexual minority identifiers and their perception of illicit drug use risks in the US: results from a national survey",
journal="Journal of psychiatric research",
year="2024",
author="Lee, Yen-Han and Chang, Yen-Chang and Shelley, Mack and López Castillo, Humberto",
volume="175",
number="",
pages="183-191",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study examined the relationship between sexual identities and perception of risks associated with illicit drug use among a nationally representative sample of US adults. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed data from five waves of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2015-2019), with 205,418 adult participants. Six survey questions assessing participants' perceptions of the risks associated with illicit drug use (LSD, heroin, and cocaine) were subjected to principal component analysis. Sex-stratified ordered logistic regressions were used to explore potential disparities in perceptions regarding the risk associated with illicit drug use among sexual minority identifiers. <br><br>RESULTS: Among male participants, approximately 11.3% and 1.8% of them perceived illicit drug use as moderate and low risks, respectively. About 6.0% of female participants perceived illicit drug use as moderate risk, and 1.1% of female participants perceived it as low risk. The sex-stratified regression models demonstrated that participants who identified as lesbian/gay or bisexual all had higher odds of reporting low perception of illicit drug use risks as compared to their heterosexual counterparts (all p < 0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Illicit drug use prevention strategies should consider risk perception disparities by sexual minority populations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3956",
doi="10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.010"
}