Medical gender affirmation appears protective against problematic substance use among transgender women and transfeminine adults: Findings from The LITE Study
Medical gender affirmation appears protective against problematic substance use. Increasing access to medical gender affirmation may improve substance use outcomes among transfeminine adults who desire such services.
Authors
- Jack Andrzejewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3109-9774)
- Britt Skaathun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8780-3612)
- Heather L. Corliss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2553-6165)
- Heather A. Pines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7173-1981)
- Sari L. Reisner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-4746)
- Andrea L. Wirtz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2063-1534)
- Eileen V. Pitpitan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0159-0981)
- Ravi Goyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0358-2435)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- University of California System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112852
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00