Associations Between Sexual Minority Status, Hazardous Drinking, and Discrimination Experiences Among Criminal Legal-Involved Adults in the Southern PrEP Cohort (SPECS) Study.
Carolyn L LaucknerTaylor KrajewskiKatie R MollanKathryn M NowotnyChristopher J McLouthCarrie B OserLauren Brinkley-RubinsteinPublished in: Substance use & misuse (2024)
This study suggests that sexual minority individuals with a history of CLI are an especially high-risk group given the elevated rates of discrimination and hazardous alcohol use observed. More research is needed to further investigate the risk behaviors of this population and to develop interventions to intervene on their physical and mental health.