GLBT Drug Addiction
GLBT Issues Regarding Addiction Treatment
Problems with drug addiction and alcoholism are from a combination of personal, relational and societal pressures. For lesbian, gays and bisexuals who live outside of the heterosexual norm, these pressures may be even greater.
There are dinctive risks that the gay, lesbian bisexual encounter due to their sexual preference. Some of these risks can be:
* using alcohol or drugs to ease and enjoy sex
* internalizing homophobic attitudes which lower self esteem and produce shame
* relying on the bar scene to develop their social network
It is well documented that gay and lesbian drug addiction is much higher than their heterosexual counterparts. The blessing is that their are now gay addiction treatment programs, lesbian alcohol treatment programs and gay and lesbian drug rehabs which allow this population the same comfortability in addiction treatment as any heterosexual.
