For many gay men, we struggle with minority stress and discrimination on a daily basis. Along with childhood trauma and gay shame, this adversity causes some to turn to alcohol as a form of self-medicating. In fact, the rate of substance abuse is estimated to be between 20 to 30 percent in LGBTQ+ people compared to 9 percent for the general population.
In this episode, we’re taking a look at why members of the LGBQT+ community are more likely to be impacted by alcoholism and how to seek out LGBTQ+-friendly treatment.
Additional Resources:
• Gay and Bisexual Men's Health: Substance Abuse (https://www.cdc.gov/msmhealth/substance-abuse.htm)
• Why Do Gay Men Sometimes Struggle with Substance Abuse? (https://americanaddictioncenters.org/lgbtqiapk-addiction/gay)
• Gay and Alcoholic: Epidemiologic and Clinical Issues (https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA12490663&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=0090838X&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E673f0bcf)
• The Influence of Gender and Sexual Orientation on Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872607/)
• LGBTQ Alcoholism (https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/resources/lgbtq-alcoholism/)
• 17. Mobsters & Mos: How the Mafia Owned Gay Nightlife (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/17-mobsters-mos-how-the-mafia-owned-gay-nightlife/id1619338054?i=1000575496788)
• 26. Gay & Anxious (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/26-gay-anxious/id1619338054?i=1000582265940)
• LGBTQ & Gay-Friendly Rehabs: Statistics, Risk Factors & Treatment (https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/lgbt)
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