A 2022 survey conducted in the United States found that the misuse of opioids was more likely among adult lesbian women. Nearly 2.3 percent of lesbian adults in the U.S. reported they misused opioids in the month prior to the study, compared to roughly one percent of heterosexual individuals. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity.
Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity
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SAMHSA. (November 13, 2023). Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. (2023). Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of Adults Who Reported Opioid Misuse in The past Month in The U.S. as of 2022, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA, Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph], SAMHSA, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/