TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Sexual orientation and alcohol-related harms in Canadian youth
JO  - Canadian journal of public health
A1  - Wilson, Maria N.
A1  - Asbridge, Mark
A1  - Woolcott, Christy
A1  - Langille, Donald B.
SP  - 233
EP  - 241
VL  - 109
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To determine associations between experiencing alcohol-related harm, sex, and sexual orientation among Canadian high school students. <br><br>METHODS: We used data from the 2012 Atlantic Student Drug Use Survey (ASDUS), including a comprehensive six-category measure of sexual orientation and nine different alcohol-related harms for analyses. Simple logistic regression was used to determine the association between experiencing any of the nine harms and each specific alcohol-related harm and sexual orientation, stratified by sex. Analysis was limited to those who indicated they had consumed alcohol in the year prior to the survey. <br><br>RESULTS: High rates of having any alcohol-related harm were seen among both males (41.7%) and females (46.0%) attending Atlantic Canadian high schools. Mostly heterosexual males had a lower odds ratio for experiencing any alcohol-related harm compared to heterosexual males. Mostly heterosexual females and bisexual females had higher odds ratios for experiencing any alcohol-related harm than heterosexual females. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: High rates of alcohol-related harm in this population suggest that youth may benefit from a harm reduction approach to alcohol use. While we found that mostly heterosexual and bisexual female youth experience higher levels of alcohol-related harm than heterosexual females, further research is required to confirm this association and to determine its relevance to harm reduction strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-4263
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17269/s41997-018-0032-y
ID  - ref1
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