TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Sexual minority identifiers and their perception of illicit drug use risks in the US: results from a national survey
JO  - Journal of psychiatric research
A1  - Lee, Yen-Han
A1  - Chang, Yen-Chang
A1  - Shelley, Mack
A1  - López Castillo, Humberto
SP  - 183
EP  - 191
VL  - 175
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3956
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.010
ID  - ref1
ER  -