Higher Prescription Tranquilizer Misuse Among Bisexual Individuals in the United States, 2021–2023
We estimated ∼1.1 million US adults misused prescription tranquilizers in 2021-2023 and found that bisexual individuals were more likely to misuse prescription tranquilizers. Bisexual adults frequently reported "for emotions" as a reason for prescription tranquilizer misuse.
Authors
- Maria A. Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9763-1129)
- Jennifer Ahlquist
- Juhan Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-3327)
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- University of Detroit Mercy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Published
- 2025-04-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2491771
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00