According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2022, over a third of adults who identified as bisexual or gay stated they suffered from a substance use disorder in the past year. This represents nearly twice the share of heterosexual adults who experienced the same condition. The statistic illustrates the percentage of adults who reported a substance use disorder in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity.
Percentage of adults who reported a substance use disorder in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity
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SAMHSA. (November 13, 2023). Percentage of adults who reported a substance use disorder in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412590/substance-use-disorder-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of adults who reported a substance use disorder in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412590/substance-use-disorder-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. (2023). Percentage of adults who reported a substance use disorder in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412590/substance-use-disorder-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of Adults Who Reported a Substance Use Disorder in The past Year in The U.S. as of 2022, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412590/substance-use-disorder-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA, Percentage of adults who reported a substance use disorder in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412590/substance-use-disorder-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of adults who reported a substance use disorder in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph], SAMHSA, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412590/substance-use-disorder-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/