Persistent Patterns of Licit and Illicit Drug Use Among Gender and Sexuality Diverse Women in Australia: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study

Substance use remained persistently high and stable, even as population-level trends decline. These findings raise questions about how high prevalence is interpreted, suggesting it may not necessarily indicate problematic use, but instead reflect long-term, embedded patterns shaped by community and social contexts.

Authors

Louisa Degenhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8513-2218)
Sonja Memedovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-7046)
Wing See Yuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2791-6858)
Oskar Sachs
Mo Hammoud
Julie Mooney‐Somers
Adam Bourne

Institutions

The University of Sydney (AU)
New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
La Trobe University (AU)
UNSW Sydney (AU)
Sydney Local Health District (AU)

Publication Details

Journal: Drug and Alcohol Review
Published: 2026-02-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.70100
Primary Topic: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

Persistent Patterns of Licit and Illicit Drug Use Among Gender and Sexuality Diverse Women in Australia: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study

Louisa Degenhardt, Sonja Memedovic, Wing See Yuen, Oskar Sachs et al.

Feb 1, 2026

Drug and Alcohol Review

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

article

Persistent Patterns of Licit and Illicit Drug Use Among Gender and Sexuality Diverse Women in Australia: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study

Louisa Degenhardt, Sonja Memedovic, Wing See Yuen, Oskar Sachs, Mo Hammoud, Julie Mooney‐Somers, Adam Bourne

February 1, 2026article en

Abstract

Substance use remained persistently high and stable, even as population-level trends decline. These findings raise questions about how high prevalence is interpreted, suggesting it may not necessarily indicate problematic use, but instead reflect long-term, embedded patterns shaped by community and social contexts.

Drug and Alcohol ReviewVol. 45(2)

The University of Sydney (AU), New South Wales Department of Health (AU), La Trobe University (AU), UNSW Sydney (AU), Sydney Local Health District (AU)

Good health and well-being

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LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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