Studies suggest that LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk of engaging in alcohol and substance use. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many students to isolate in 2020 and 2021, and the impacts of this have been purported to be detrimental. This study, published in the Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal, and authored by Jordyn Lee, BS, BA; Elisabeth Hayes, BA; Adam Wyatt, PhD of Florida Atlantic University, examines the prevalence of alcohol and substance use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) U.S. high school students before the pandemic in 2019 versus 2021. This cross-sectional descriptive study used results from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the 2021 Adolescent Behavior and Experiences Survey (ABES). The 2019 YRBS included 13,677 questionnaires from 136 schools, and the 2021 ABES included 7,705 questionnaires from 128 schools. The Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal study selected 15 questions concerning alcohol and substance use common to both surveys and compared results for LGB students in 2019 versus 2021. They found a decrease in prevalence for all 15 alcohol and substance-use-related questions from 2019 to 2021. The most statistically significant differences were observed in E-cigarette use, marijuana use, and obtaining an illegal drug on school property. The study says, this decrease has occurred in the context of the pandemic and reported increases in mental health problems among this population. These outcomes should prompt further research into how social interactions at school among LGBTQ+ youth contribute to patterns of alcohol and substance use.
LGB Student Alcohol And Drug Use Dropped From 2019 To 2021 And School Stigma May Be Why
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