Drug overdoses from opioids and stimulants are a major cause of mortality in the United
States. It is unclear if there are stable sex differences in overdose mortality for these drugs …

Abstract Purpose of Review Disaggregated data has increasingly confirmed the persistence
of racial and ethnic disparities in fatal drug-related overdose in the United States. Less is …

Strengths-based theory, a pillar of clinical social work practice, emphasizes the importance
of recognizing the inherent and learned skills and abilities that people possess and can …

Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) with problematic
chemsex (a specific sexualized drug use pattern) face several health issues. The aim of this …

Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other LGBTQ populations
(LGBTQ+; eg, asexual individuals) have higher rates of substance use (SU) and disorders …

Purpose In this manuscript, the abbreviation TG is defined as persons who identify as
transgender, GNC is defined as persons who identify as gender nonconforming, and CG is …

Question The opioid epidemic causes massive morbidity, and males have substantially
greater overdose mortality rates than females. It is unclear whether there are sex-related …

Objective: This study assesses differences in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment among
sexually and gender diverse (SGD) vs non-SGD people. Methods: Using electronic health …

Introduction The health and economic consequences of inadequately treated opioid use
disorder (OUD) are substantial. Healthcare systems in the United States (US) and other …

Issues To date, there has been no synthesis of research addressing the scale and nuances
of the opioid epidemic in racial/ethnic minority populations in the United States that …