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LGBT HEALTH
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 80-85Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2022.0042
Keywords
bisexual; disparities; gay; inhalants; lesbian; nitrous oxide; poppers; women
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The study compared the use of 12 specific inhalants among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults with heterosexual adults. The results showed that LGB adults had higher rates of inhalant use, including those used in sexual or club context, as well as inhalants with elevated fatality risk.
Purpose: The study objective was to compare use of 12 specific inhalants among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults relative to heterosexual adults among a national sample.Methods: Data on 210,392 adults, including 15,007 LGB adults, were from the 2015 to 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. For each inhalant type, logistic regression was used to characterize differences by sexual identity and gender. Unadjusted and demographic adjusted odds ratios are reported.Results: All LGB groups exhibited elevated use of multiple inhalant types (ranging from 5 for gay males to 12 for bisexual females). The largest disparities were for poppers among gay and bisexual males. Gay and bisexual males initiated use at older ages.Conclusion: Observed disparities among LGB adults included inhalants used in a sexual or club context (e.g., poppers) as well as types with particularly elevated fatality risk (e.g., butane, propane, aerosol sprays, and nitrous oxide).
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